Category Archives: Syndicated
Nigeria's EV ambitions run into reality of weak electricity supply
LAGOS, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Nigeria approved tax waivers for nearly 4,000 electric vehicles in the first half of this year, government data showed, as authorities push to accelerate nascent EV adoption ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2026
Norway wealth fund posts record $184 billion profit in first half of 2026
ARENDAL, Norway, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Norway's $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, posted a record 1.75 trillion Norwegian crowns ($184.3 billion) profit for the first half of the ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2026
Japan fund managers chase retail cash as JGB yields surge
By Junko Fujita TOKYO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - After years of paying investors almost nothing, Japanese government bonds are suddenly worth owning again, and domestic asset managers are hurrying to give or...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2026
Russia says it downs 502 Ukrainian drones, strikes port of Odesa
MOSCOW, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday it had intercepted and destroyed 502 Ukrainian drones over various regions overnight and had hit a fuel depot in the port of Odes...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2026
Total darkness, then sunset as full eclipse wows spectators in Spain
By Corina Pons, Tom Little and David Latona MADRID/REYKJAVIK, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Spectators across Spain watched in wonder, some whipping off their protective glasses and rising to their feet in uniso...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2026
South Korea unveils future technology projects, targets moon landing by 2030
SEOUL, Aug 12 (Reuters) - South Korea unveiled on Wednesday an ambitious technology strategy centred on seven projects ranging from nuclear energy and quantum computing to space and biotechnology, as ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2026
EU pledges €2 million in aid for Colombia after earthquake
Aug 12 (Reuters) - The European Union will provide 2 million ($2.3 million) in aid for communities in Colombia hit by this week's earthquake, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2026
HSBC global insurance business head Moncreiffe to leave, sources say
By Selena Li and Sumeet Chatterjee HONG KONG, Aug 12 (Reuters) - HSBC's global chief executive for insurance business, Edward Moncreiffe, is set to leave the bank after two decades with the lender, so...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2026
Tata chair Chandrasekaran to step down after tension with controlling charity arm
By Aditya Kalra and Chandini Monnappa NEW DELHI, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The chairman of India's Tata Sons, N. Chandrasekaran, said on Wednesday that he will not seek reappointment at the end of his term d...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2026
Soccer-Ronaldo weds longtime partner Rodriguez in Portugal
Aug 11 (Reuters) - Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo married his longtime girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez on Tuesday in a civil and private ceremony in Cascais, Portugal, according to his management. ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2026
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