Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain to reduce size of army to tackle "threats of the future"
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will reduce the size of the army from 76,500 to 72,500 by 2025, defence minister Ben Wallace said on Monday, unveiling plans for what he described as a more active force to ...
Mar 22, 2021
Mexico's central bank seen maintaining key rate at 4.0%: Reuters poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican central bank is seen keeping its benchmark interest rate steady at its next monetary policy meeting on Thursday as inflation ticks up amid the battered economy's re...
Mar 22, 2021
Risk of capital controls in Turkey elevated, but not baseline scenario: S&P Global
LONDON (Reuters) - Credit ratings agency S&P Global said the risks of Turkey implementing capital controls were "elevated" but not the firm's baseline scenario after the sudden sacking of the country'...
Mar 22, 2021
Polish doctors torn over mental health as grounds to bypass near-total abortion ban
By Joanna Plucinska and Kuba Stezycki WARSAW (Reuters) - When Polish doctors told Paulina, 29, that her unborn child had no kidneys and would die upon birth, she knew she couldn't go through with the ...
Mar 22, 2021
Lebanon crisis escalates after failure to agree government
By Maha El Dahan and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's financial crisis intensified on Monday after Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri publicly repudiated President Michel Aoun, saying th...
Mar 22, 2021
Fed's Quarles warns banks face intense regulatory scrutiny in move away from Libor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Vice Chair Randal Quarles warned on Monday that banks must accelerate efforts to detach their business rates from Libor interest rate benchmarks, going so far as...
Mar 22, 2021
U.S. trade chief Tai focused on USMCA, China ties in first trade calls
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai hit the ground running on Monday after being sworn in as President Joe Biden's top trade negotiator las...
Mar 22, 2021
NDSU jumps to No. 2, UND falls to No. 6 in latest STATS FCS Top 25 Poll
North Dakota State jumped up two spots in the latest Stats FCS Top 25 football poll following a 34-13 win over North Dakota on Saturday from the Fargodome. The Bison are ranked No. 2 behind James Madi...
Mar 22, 2021
USTR says Tai, UK's Truss discussed trade talks, China, aircraft dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai discussed with her British counterpart her ongoing review of previous U.S.-UK trade negotiations during the Trump administration and coop...
Mar 22, 2021
COVAX on track to deliver 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by end of second quarter: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The COVAX facility has brought 30 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 50 countries and is on track to deliver 300 million doses by the end of the 2nd quarter but some suppliers are...
Mar 22, 2021
