Author Archives: Syndicated Content
McDonald’s in the spotlight as investors seek details of lost Russia revenue
By Uday Sampath Kumar and Hilary Russ (Reuters) - McDonald's is poised to take a bigger financial hit from the war in Ukraine and shuttered locations in Russia than any other major global restaurant c...
Apr 27, 2022
Blinken expects request for Ukraine funds to include resources for food security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday he expects a Biden administration request for supplemental funds to support Ukraine to include resources for food securi...
Apr 27, 2022
‘Take the money…and run’: Musk's quick deal for Twitter highlights weaknesses
By Katie Paul, Dawn Chmielewski and Sheila Dang (Reuters) - To understand the speed with which Twitter's board accepted Elon Musk's $44 billion buyout offer, look no further than the dim view Wall Str...
Apr 27, 2022
Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela Maduro government unlikely to be invited to regional summit -U.S
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government are unlikely to be invited to the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas to be held in June in Los Angeles, a se...
Apr 27, 2022
French media group challenges Mali's definitive suspension of French broadcasters
PARIS (Reuters) - The France Medias Monde organisation said on Wednesday that it challenged Mali's decision to suspend definitively the broadcasts in Mali of France 24 and RFI. In March, Mali had alre...
Apr 27, 2022
India's Reliance, Apollo Global plan joint bid for Walgreens' Boots business
(Reuters) -Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd and U.S. buyout firm Apollo Global Management are planning a joint bid for UK high street pharmacy chain Boots, a spokesperson for Apollo confirm...
Apr 27, 2022
Major Ukraine steel plant ramps back up - but Russian troops are close
By Joseph Campbell KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine (Reuters) - A giant steel plant in Ukraine's central city of Kryvyi Rih is slowly resuming work, although the conflict in the country rages on, and Russian troop...
Apr 27, 2022
Senate Democrats urge U.S. Transport chief to develop autonomous vehicle rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 12 U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday urged Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to develop a comprehensive federal framework for autonomous vehicles, according to...
Apr 27, 2022
Hungary's OTP Bank "pressured" by Ukraine to sell Russian unit, CEO says
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's OTP Bank, Central Europe's largest independent lender, is under pressure from the government of Ukraine, where the bank is also present, to sell its Russian unit, Chief ...
Apr 27, 2022
Nigerian Senate outlaws ransom payments, sets death penalty for abductions
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's Senate on Wednesday passed a bill imposing jail terms of at least 15 years for paying a ransom to free someone who has been kidnapped, and made abduction punishable by deat...
Apr 27, 2022
