Author Archives: Syndicated Content
At least 18 dead, 32 injured in Mexico highway bus accident
(Reuters) - A bus crash on the outskirts of Mexico City killed 18 people on Sunday, while another 32 were injured, according to the state of Mexico's civil protection agency. The accident happened in ...
Apr 29, 2024
China hints at retaliation after Biden signs Taiwan, TikTok legislation
BEIJING (Reuters) - China hinted on Monday that it could retaliate after U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law legislation to boost Taiwan's defences and seeks to get TikTok's Chinese owner to dive...
Apr 29, 2024
Explainer-What is Tesla's Full Self-Driving and why its China rollout matters
By Qiaoyi Li and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday on an unannounced visit, where he was expected to discuss the rollout of Full Self-Driving (FSD) softwa...
Apr 29, 2024
Social media platform X down for thousands of users, Downdetector shows
(Reuters) - Social media platform X suffered outages early on Monday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from several...
Apr 29, 2024
China to extend tariff exemptions for imports of some US products until Nov 30
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will extend tariff exemptions for imports of some U.S. products until Nov. 30, the finance ministry said in a statement on Monday. The additional exemptions that take effect ...
Apr 29, 2024
China's AgBank posts 1.63% fall in Q1 profit
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Agricultural Bank of China Ltd (AgBank) reported a 1.63% fall in first-quarter net profit on Monday. Net profit for the three months ended March totalled 70.39 billion yua...
Apr 29, 2024
Explainer-The trio of problems dogging Deutsche Bank's Postbank arm
By Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Deutsche Bank has warned a protracted lawsuit claiming it underpaid for Postbank could cost Germany's largest lender up to 1.3 billion euros ($1.39 billion). Deutsche ...
Apr 29, 2024
FTSE 100 continues record run boosted by Anglo American, AstraZeneca
(Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 extended a record rally on Monday, driven by gains in Anglo American after a report said BHP Group was considering a better buyout proposal and AstraZeneca after it repo...
Apr 29, 2024
Thai court adds jail time for rights lawyer who urged monarchy reform
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai court sentenced a prominent jailed activist lawyer on Monday to a further two years in prison for royal insults relating to a speech he made at a 2021 protest, his lawyer sa...
Apr 29, 2024
UK considers tightening its disability benefits system
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is considering making changes to disability and mental health benefit payments as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak aims to slow the rise in the government's welfare bill and get m...
Apr 29, 2024
