Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Blinken says U.S. working to enable Afghanistan charter flights
DOHA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday the United States is working to make sure charter flights can leave Afghanistan safely. Speaking in Qatar at a press conference ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 07, 2021
BoE's Saunders says interest rates may rise next year
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England may need to raise interest rates next year if growth continues and inflation becomes stickier, Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders said on...
Thomson Reuters Sep 07, 2021
Chinese FM to visit S.Korea amid stalled N.Korea talks
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - China's foreign minister will visit South Korea next week amid stalled denuclearisation talks with North Korea, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Wang Yi, who...
Thomson Reuters Sep 07, 2021
Factbox-Germany's election and the finance industry
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany elects a new parliament on Sept. 26, with potential ramifications for its financial industry. Here are details on how the parties in the running to lead the next governme...
Thomson Reuters Sep 07, 2021
Tennis-Brooksby exit leaves US Open quarters with no home player for first time
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As world number one Novak Djokovic slammed the door shut on American wildcard Jenson Brooksby on Monday, it also left the host nation without a player in the quarter-finals for th...
Thomson Reuters Sep 07, 2021
Kuwait starts to recycle massive tyre graveyard
By Ahmed Hagagy KUWAIT (Reuters) - More than 42 million old vehicle tyres dumped in Kuwait's sands have started to be recycled, as the Gulf state tackles a waste problem that created one of the world'...
Thomson Reuters Sep 07, 2021
Turkey sees positive momentum in talks to repair ties with UAE
ANKARA (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday there was a positive momentum in Turkey's discussions with the United Arab Emirates to end a years-long rift and that ties could co...
Thomson Reuters Sep 07, 2021
Merkel implores Germans to back Laschet at election to succeed her
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel made an impassioned plea to German voters on Tuesday to back a government led by conservative Armin Laschet at this month's national election, saying their ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 07, 2021
Czechs make first EU donation towards Lithuania-Belarus barrier
VILNIUS (Reuters) - The Czech Republic has become the first EU member state to contribute funds for Lithuania to build a barrier along its border with Belarus amid a surge in migration and upcoming Ru...
Thomson Reuters Sep 07, 2021
Indonesia records its lowest rate of positive coronavirus tests
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's daily coronavirus positivity rate dropped below the World Health Organization's (WHO) benchmark standard of 5% this week for the first time, an indi...
Thomson Reuters Sep 07, 2021
