Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China home builders, suppliers issue spate of profit warnings as Evergrande woes bite
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A growing number of Chinese construction and decoration companies are writing off assets or issuing profit warnings as debt woes at China Evergrande Group and other property devel...
Jan 28, 2022
Macron to speak to Putin, seek clarity over Ukraine, France says
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will try to assess whether Russian President Vladimir Putin wants "consultations or confrontation" over Ukraine when they speak by phone on Friday, F...
Jan 28, 2022
Russia reports record COVID-19 cases for eighth day running
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's daily COVID-19 cases surged to 98,040 on Friday, a new record high for the eighth consecutive day as the Omicron variant continued to spread, the government's coronavirus t...
Jan 28, 2022
War only possible if Belarus or Russia attacked, says Lukashenko
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that Minsk had absolutely no interest in a war and that conflict would only break out if Belarus or its close ally Russia were ...
Jan 28, 2022
Russia does not want war with Ukraine, says Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow did not want war with Ukraine and spoke positively about security proposals received from the United States. The U....
Jan 28, 2022
German economic growth expected to slow down in 2023
BERLIN (Reuters) - German economic growth will slow down to 2.3% in 2023, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Friday. The government cut its economic growth forecast for 2022 this month to 3.6% fro...
Jan 28, 2022
Lunar New Year flowers in flames as Hong Kong farmer burns unsold stock
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Flower farmer Leung Yat-shen has burned thousands of flowers he cannot sell this year as Hong Kong's stringent measures against the Omicron variant of coronavirus have halved his...
Jan 28, 2022
IMF warns of unbalanced China recovery, policy uncertainty
BEIJING (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said that China's economic recovery is well advanced but imbalanced due to weak consumption, and also warned of uncertainty brought by regulatory cr...
Jan 28, 2022
Renault to produce new Alpine model at Dieppe site
PARIS (Reuters) - French carmaker Renault will produce the new electric model of its Alpine brand at its Dieppe site in northern France, Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard said on Friday. "There was uncer...
Jan 28, 2022
Russia says new six-way N. Korea talks still possible after missile tests -TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Friday there was still a chance for six-way talks on North Korea to resume despite Pyongyang's recent missile launches which Moscow was closely mon...
Jan 28, 2022
