Author Archives: Syndicated Content

By Tharuniyaa Lakshmi Aug 21 (Reuters) - European shares edged higher on Friday, helped by gains in gold prices, but remained on track for a weekly decline as investors assessed lingering stress in gl...

BERLIN, Aug 21 (Reuters) - German business activity expanded modestly in August as an upturn in manufacturing offset a faster decline in services activity, a preliminary business survey showed on Frid...

TAIPEI, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Taiwan's coast guard said on Friday that it had warned off and shadowed a Chinese research ship sailing in sensitive waters to the island's west, the third time the vessel h...

By Jun Yuan Yong SINGAPORE, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Plans to clear part of Singapore's dwindling secondary forests for high-density housing have sparked a rare public backlash in the city-state, prompting ...

SEOUL, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Samsung SDI said on Friday it will sell 13.09 million shares in affiliate Samsung Display to the display maker for about 4.45 trillion won ($3.21 billion), to raise funds for...

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Britain's Spire Healthcare on Friday extended for the fifth time the deadline for Toscafund Asset Management to make a formal takeover offer for the private hospital operator to Sep...

MOSCOW, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Russian authorities arrested eight people for planning an attack on an enterprise in the Moscow region and separately detained one foreign national for scouting out governme...

MAIDUGURI, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Parents of children abducted from Nigeria's northeastern Borno state protested in Uba town on Thursday, demanding the federal government secure their release nearly 100 d...

LUSAKA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Zambian police have summoned for questioning opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who came second in last week's election but alleges it was rigged to hand President Hakainde ...

By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Britain's government recorded an unexpected budget deficit last month, a reminder of the financial constraints facing new finance minister John He...