Author Archives: Syndicated Content
ECB set to deliver final rate hike next month in shortest tightening drive since 2011: Reuters poll
By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will raise interest rates once more next month, as high energy prices push inflation further from the bank's 2% target, and th...
Aug 13, 2026
Ghana's cocoa farmers push back against new law on land use
By Emmanuel Bruce ACCRA, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Ghanaian cocoa farmers are pushing back against a newly passed law that restricts how they can use their own land, urging President John Dramani Mahama to w...
Aug 13, 2026
SMIC profit more than triples on AI-driven chip demand
By Che Pan and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Aug 13 (Reuters) - China's largest contract chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp , reported on Thursday second-quarter profit more than tr...
Aug 13, 2026
Etna ash keeps Catania airport shut until Friday, disrupting summer travel
CATANIA, Sicily, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Flights at Catania airport in Sicily will remain suspended until early Friday because of ash from Mount Etna's ongoing volcanic activity, which has forced hundreds ...
Aug 13, 2026
Birkenstock raises revenue forecast on strong demand, shares jump
By Sanskriti Shekhar Aug 13 (Reuters) - Birkenstock raised its full-year sales growth forecast and beat quarterly revenue estimates on Thursday, banking on resilient full-price demand for its premium ...
Aug 13, 2026
Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas selected to host Eurovision Song Contest next year
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The Black Sea city of Burgas in Bulgaria has been selected to host the Eurovision Song Contest in May next year, the show's organisers said on Thursday...
Aug 13, 2026
Turkey lays out plans for defence pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
ANKARA, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will group senior ministers, hold joint exercises and deepen defence industry cooperation under a military pact signed between the regional...
Aug 13, 2026
China's WeRide eyes Australia, Southeast Asia among potential new markets after strong Q2
BEIJING, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Chinese autonomous driving firm WeRide is considering Australia, South Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia as potential new markets for expansion, its chief executive said on ...
Aug 13, 2026
Heatwave expected to remove 15% of France's nuclear capacity on Friday
By Forrest Crellin PARIS, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Europe's fifth heatwave this summer is expected to trim French nuclear power production by about 15% of the nuclear fleet's total capacity on Friday, with ...
Aug 13, 2026
Rise of AI shopping pushes merchants to protect loyalty, Adyen says
By Leo Marchandon and Gianluca Lo Nostro Aug 13 (Reuters) - The increasing prevalence of AI chatbots handling consumer shopping is pushing merchants to uphold more direct customer relationships over f...
Aug 13, 2026
