Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Outgoing Indonesia president to name new energy, investment ministers
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo will name some new ministers, including for energy and investment, in a reorganisation of his cabinet on Monday that comes in the final months of h...
Aug 18, 2024
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to attend Democratic convention - reports
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will attend the Democratic National Convention that begins on Monday in Chicago, according to New Zealand media reports. The New...
Aug 18, 2024
South Korea, US kick off annual drills over North's military, cyber threats
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States kicked off annual summertime military exercises on Monday, seeking to boost their joint readiness to fend off North Korea's weapons and cyber threat...
Aug 18, 2024
US soldier jailed in Russia loses sentence appeal, RIA reports
(Reuters) - A U.S. soldier who was sentenced in June to nearly four years in a Russian penal colony after being found guilty of stealing $113 from his girlfriend and making threats to kill her, lost h...
Aug 18, 2024
Japan ruling LDP to hold leadership election on Sept 27, Fuji TV says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is finalising its plans to hold the party's leadership election on Sept. 27, Fuji TV reported on Monday. The party's leader will almost ...
Aug 18, 2024
Russia files complaint to Germany over Nord Stream sabotage investigation, RIA reports
(Reuters) - Russia has complained to Germany over its investigation into the 2022 explosions of the Nord Stream pipelines, RIA news agency reported on Monday, after a key suspect escaped arrest in Pol...
Aug 18, 2024
Asia shares, gold underpinned by rate cut hopes
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks were taking a breather on Monday after global equities enjoyed their best week in nine months on expectations the U.S. economy would dodge a recession and...
Aug 18, 2024
Oil prices ease on China demand fears, focus on Mideast talks
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices eased in early Asian trading on Monday as fears of weaker demand in top oil importer China weighed on market sentiment while investors focus on the progre...
Aug 18, 2024
Thai central bank to hold rates until Q2 2025, political turmoil risks early cut - Reuters poll
By Pranoy Krishna BENGALURU (Reuters) - The Bank of Thailand (BOT) will keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday and through Q1 2025 to balance growth with inflation control while assessing the impa...
Aug 18, 2024
Column-Funds go long yen for first time in four year: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - By one measure, the speculative Japanese yen-funded carry trade has been completely unwound. The latest Commodity Futures Trading Commission data show th...
Aug 18, 2024
