Author Archives: Syndicated Content

JAKARTA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Indonesia will tackle wildfires in Kalimantan as a matter of priority, the country's disaster agency said on Friday after identifying a rise in hotspots in the region, whic...

By Nikita Maria Jino and Roshan Thomas Aug 21 (Reuters) - Australia's Steadfast Group has agreed to a A$7.7 billion ($5.52 billion) buyout by a consortium backed by U.S. investment giant KKR, the insu...

By Matthias Williams Aug 21 (Reuters) - More than 2,500 people have now died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, which is spreading exponentially in an area larger than France, senio...

By Vera Dvorakova Aug 21 (Reuters) - Global warming is increasing the spread of tick-borne encephalitis and chikungunya viruses, the chief executive of vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic said on Friday. Ba...

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Ross Stores' shares surged nearly 9% in premarket trading on Friday, after the value retailer raised annual guidance and projected quarterly sales growth above analyst expectations,...

By Max Hunder KYIV, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Ousted Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov will go to the United States to raise money for new defence technology projects as he seeks new ventures after...

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Global equity funds drew their largest weekly inflows in three weeks through August 19 as investors bet on a strong earnings season, though rising bond yields and oil prices began t...

JAKARTA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Indonesia has arrested 10 Myanmar nationals in a drug bust involving 2.6 metric tons of liquid methamphetamine found on a ship sailing with a Tanzanian flag, authorities sa...

By Tim Hepher PARIS, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Airbus has watered down a drive to reduce remote working after protests from unions including a series of strikes in its Spanish facilities, people familiar wit...

BEIJING, Aug 21 (Reuters) - China's military on Friday said it tracked and warned three small Philippine aircraft that "illegally intruded into" airspace over the Scarborough Shoal, a contested featur...