Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘Granary of China’ braces for more wheat-damaging rain
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's largest wheat-growing province of Henan is expected to be hit by more rain in the coming days, state weather forecasters said on Thursday, complicating efforts to harvest g...
May 31, 2023
US House votes to suspend debt ceiling and avoid default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to approve a bipartisan bill to suspend the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, just five days before th...
May 31, 2023
US Defense Secretary Austin looks forward to deeper cooperation with Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday said he looked forward to deepening cooperation with Japan, along with South Korea and Australia. Before meeting Austin in Tokyo, Japa...
May 31, 2023
Japan’s solid capex growth points to upward revision to Q1 GDP
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies raised spending on plant and equipment in January-March at the fastest rate since 2015, led by a recovery in car output and chip making as wel...
May 31, 2023
Soccer-Brazil protests to FIFA over racism against under-20 player
(Reuters) - The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Wednesday said it has filed a protest with world governing body FIFA after defender Robert Renan was racially abused following a U20 World Cup...
May 31, 2023
Republican DeSantis strives for personal touch on 2024 kick-off tour
By James Oliphant COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (Reuters) - For Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, campaigning for president in Iowa meant coming to a place like the Grass Wagon, a no-frills, dimly lit reception h...
May 31, 2023
Oil falls after large surprise build in US crude stocks
By Arathy Somasekhar (Reuters) - Oil prices dipped in early trade on Thursday for the third straight session after data showed an unexpected, large build in U.S. crude stocks last week, triggering fea...
May 31, 2023
South Korea factory activity slumps into longest downtrend since early 2009 – PMI
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's factory activity shrank for an 11th consecutive month in May, slumping into its longest downtrend in 14 years, a survey showed on Thursday, as a slowing global economy ...
May 31, 2023
Japan’s factory activity expands first time in 7 months – PMI
TOKYO - Japan's factory activity expanded in May for the first time in seven months thanks to increases in output and new orders and buoyed by a positive outlook for the year ahead, a private sector s...
May 31, 2023
Rugby-All Blacks centre Havili to miss Rugby Championship
(Reuters) - New Zealand centre David Havili is expected to be sidelined for the entire Rugby Championship after suffering a serious hamstring injury in Super Rugby Pacific last weekend. Havili limped ...
May 31, 2023
