Category Archives:
China aims to boost consumption and imports as global demand cools
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's cabinet said on Saturday it would promote a consumption recovery as the major driver of the economy and boost imports, state broadcaster CCTV reported, at a time of cooling...
Jan 28, 2023
Sri Lanka economy could shrink by -3.5% to -4%, president says
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's economy could contract by -3.5 or -4.0% in 2023 after shrinking -11% last year, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Saturday. "From 2024, we will take this economy t...
Jan 28, 2023
COVID continues decline in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The situation surrounding COVID-19 in Illinois continues to improve. That’s according to the latest data from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Officials there ...
Jan 28, 2023
Iberia flights disrupted by IT problem
MADRID (Reuters) - Dozens of international and domestic flights operated by Spanish flag-carrier Iberia were disrupted on Saturday by a problem in the company's booking and boarding system, the airlin...
Jan 28, 2023
Trump heads to New Hampshire, South Carolina in bid to jump-start campaign
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump will swing through New Hampshire and South Carolina on Saturday in the first two stops of a presidential campaign that has la...
Jan 28, 2023
Bayer investor calls for swift replacement of CEO: newspaper
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer investor Deka has called for CEO Werner Baumann to be replaced ahead of his scheduled departure, adding to mounting pressure on the German drugmaker. "Bayer needs a new str...
Jan 28, 2023
ASML: Steps made towards deal on curbing exports to China
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - ASML Holding NV said on Saturday it understood progress had been made towards an agreement among several governments on new restrictions on semiconductor manufacturing equipment ...
Jan 28, 2023
Kering appoints de Sarno as Gucci creative director
PARIS (Reuters) - French luxury giant Kering appointed Sabato de Sarno as creative director of its star brand Gucci, it said on Saturday. De Sarno began his career at Prada in 2005, moving to Dolce & ...
Jan 28, 2023
Japan eyes easing S.Korea export controls as Seoul seeks to improve ties -media
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is considering relaxing controls on exports to South Korea as its president, Yoon Suk-yeol, seeks to improve ties amid a strained East Asian security environme...
Jan 28, 2023
UK airline Flybe put in administration, cancels scheduled flights
(Reuters) - Regional British airline Flybe has ceased trading and cancelled all scheduled flights, the company said on Saturday. Flybe posted on Twitter that it had been placed into administration, ad...
Jan 27, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
87 °F Sunny
