Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factories in Vietnam's export hubs face weeks of disruption after typhoon
By Francesco Guarascio, Phuong Nguyen and Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) -Typhoon Yagi caused severe damage to many factories and flooded warehouses in northern Vietnam's export-oriented industrial hubs, wi...
Thomson Reuters Sep 11, 2024
Sweden boosts justice system spending to tackle crime
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden will increase spending on its justice system by 3.46 billion crowns ($335 million) in its budget bill for 2025 to curb high crime rates, the justice minister said on Wedne...
Thomson Reuters Sep 11, 2024
Sri Lanka's presidential election: Where are the women?
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Not one of the 38 contenders in Sri Lanka's presidential election this month is a woman, a stark contrast in the Indian Ocean island where women make up more t...
Thomson Reuters Sep 11, 2024
Mexican Senate gives general approval to judicial reform, final vote nears
By Cassandra Garrison and Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's Senate gave general approval early Wednesday to a sweeping judicial reform that will overhaul the country's judiciary by elect...
Thomson Reuters Sep 11, 2024
Indonesia kicks off Japan-funded expansion of capital's train network
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo launched construction on Wednesday for a new line on Jakarta's mass rapid transit (MRT) system, funded by a loan of nearly $1 billion from Japan, i...
Thomson Reuters Sep 11, 2024
Exclusive-Wagner lost veteran fighters in Mali ambush, in setback to Russia's Africa campaign
By Filipp Lebedev, Felix Light and Jessica Donati LONDON/DAKAR (Reuters) - Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in Ma...
Thomson Reuters Sep 11, 2024
China concerned about US manipulation of Hong Kong issues, says foreign ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is concerned about the United States' manipulation of Hong Kong issues and suppression of its development, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday. ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 11, 2024
Pope Francis arrives in Singapore, last stop on 12-day tour
By Joshua McElwee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Pope Francis arrived in Singapore Wednesday afternoon from East Timor, on the final leg of an ambitious 12-day journey across Southeast Asia and Oceania. The Ae...
Thomson Reuters Sep 11, 2024
Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh has ramped up vigilance at its border with Myanmar, with at least 18,000 Rohingya Muslims crossing over in recent months to escape escalating violence in Myan...
Thomson Reuters Sep 11, 2024
Russian lawmaker warns the West over supplies of long-range missiles to Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will consider the United States and its allies to be parties to the Ukraine war and Moscow will use more powerful weapons if the West allows Ukraine to use long-range weapons...
Thomson Reuters Sep 11, 2024

