Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Amid uprising, Kazakh president ditches diplomacy for tough talk
By Robin Paxton (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's deadliest rebellion in 30 years of independence has forced a sharp change in rhetoric from the Central Asian country's hand-picked president, a linguist who bu...
Jan 06, 2022
Britain reports human case of avian flu, no onward transmission
LONDON (Reuters) - The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Thursday there had been a confirmed human case of avian flu in southwest England, adding that the person had been in close contact with...
Jan 06, 2022
Ukrainian court freezes property of ex-president Poroshenko
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's court froze property owned by former President Petro Poroshenko as part of a formal investigation into alleged high treason by the former head of state, the Prosecutor Gener...
Jan 06, 2022
Erdogan's scheme to halt crisis attracts little FX conversion- sources
By Ebru Tuncay and Orhan Coskun ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's scheme to protect lira deposits from depreciation has attracted more than 90 billion lira ($6.6 billion) of savings, but little of that ha...
Jan 06, 2022
Medical device maker Stryker to buy Vocera Communications for $2.97 billion
(Reuters) -Medical device maker Stryker Corp said on Thursday it had agreed to acquire digital care platform Vocera Communications Inc for about $2.97 billion. Vocera shares were up nearly 27% at $78....
Jan 06, 2022
After record M&A in 2021, Canada set for another strong year for dealmaking
By Shariq Khan and Maiya Keidan (Reuters) - Low interest rates, and strong debt and equity markets that propelled Canadian mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to an all-time high in 2021 would underpin rob...
Jan 06, 2022
One in three Irish firms defer tax payments due to COVID-19
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Around one in three Irish firms deferred taxes at the end of last year, amounting to 2.9 billion euros ($3.28 billion) in total unpaid bills, under a government scheme to help them ...
Jan 06, 2022
Iraq reports first cases of Omicron variant
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has identified more than five cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the health ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Five infected persons were from the northern city ...
Jan 06, 2022
Conagra Brands misses profit view as raw material, shipping costs surge
(Reuters) - Conagra Brands Inc missed market estimates for quarterly profit on Thursday, as the Slim Jim jerky maker took a hit from surging prices of raw materials and higher shipping costs. Margins ...
Jan 06, 2022
Kazakhstan reminds world leaders of costly fuel subsidy dilemma
By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - A deadly uprising in Kazakhstan triggered by a fuel price hike is a powerful reminder of the struggle governments face in trying to limit public subsidies of fos...
Jan 06, 2022
