Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox-Hedge funds reap June gains by piling into short bets but lose on oil, sources say
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - Hedge funds trading stocks finished June with double-digit returns for the year so far, helped by their ability to successfully navigate already crowded tr...
Jul 02, 2026
ICC confirms Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger move to leave court
DAKAR, July 2 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have initiated a year-long process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the court said in a statement. The military-led We...
Jul 02, 2026
Bank of England's Mann suggests reduced rate hike bets boost case for action
By David Milliken LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said on Thursday that a reduction in markets' expectations for BoE rate increases since June's Monetary Policy C...
Jul 02, 2026
Tennis-Swiatek tames powerful Pliskova to reach Wimbledon round three
By Martyn Herman LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - Defending champion Iga Swiatek cleared a potentially dangerous early hurdle with ease as she defeated former world number one Karolina Pliskova to reach rou...
Jul 02, 2026
Heat wave caused some 480 excess deaths in Netherlands, health authorities say
AMSTERDAM, July 2 (Reuters) - Last week's unprecedented heat wave led to around 480 excess deaths in the Netherlands, Dutch health authorities said on Thursday. Excess deaths in the week from June 22 ...
Jul 02, 2026
US factory orders fall in May, weighed down by weak demand for commercial aircraft
WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - New orders for U.S. factory goods fell in May amid a decline in bookings for commercial aircraft, but demand elsewhere remained strong, partly driven by investment in ar...
Jul 02, 2026
At least 18 killed in northwest Nigeria clashes, police say
ABUJA, July 2 (Reuters) - At least 18 people have died in clashes between rival communities in Nigeria's northwestern Niger state in recent days, police said, though locals said the death toll was muc...
Jul 02, 2026
Barcelona introduces heat-monitoring bracelets for its outdoor workers
(Clarifies the worker died after her shift, not during, in paragraph 6, corrects gender of speaker in paragraph 9) By Horaci Garcia BARCELONA, July 2 (Reuters) - With Spain already sweltering under su...
Jul 02, 2026
Northern Nigeria hunger reaches worst levels in nearly a decade, WFP says
LAGOS, July 2 (Reuters) - More than 17 million people across nine conflict-hit states in northern Nigeria face severe hunger, the U.N. food agency said on Thursday, warning that violence and funding c...
Jul 02, 2026
Analysis-Merz's reforms have potential - eventually - to boost German growth
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, July 2 (Reuters) - A late-night deal agreed by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's ruling coalition on a long-awaited package of reforms has the potential to give Germany's anaemic e...
Jul 02, 2026
