Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan, France leaders vow to strengthen ties as Paris eyes more access
By John Irish and Sakura Murakami HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan and France on Friday said they wanted to deepen bilateral cooperation after agreeing earlier this month to accelerate discussions f...
May 18, 2023
Japan’s Nikkei powers to 1990 ‘bubble’ era high
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rallied on Friday to the highest since August 1990, the country's so-called "bubble" era, driven by a confluence of positive factors fr...
May 18, 2023
North Korea criticises US, South Korea military drills as ‘nuclear blackmail’
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea accused the U.S. and South Korea of ramping up "nuclear blackmail" with joint military drills, pledging to take corresponding action against what it calle...
May 18, 2023
MLB roundup: Stars homer in Angels’ win over Orioles
Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout each homered and drove in two runs to help the visiting Los Angeles Angels earn a split of a four-game series against the Baltimore Orioles with a 6-5 win on Thursday. Lui...
May 18, 2023
Ecuador’s top court paves the way for early national elections
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador's Constitutional Court on Thursday paved the way for early legislative and presidential elections, rejecting a series of cases brought by opposition poli...
May 18, 2023
Dollar buoyed by hawkish Fed expectations as debt deal eyed
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar firmed near a six-month peak against the yen on Friday on the back of rising U.S. Treasury yields, as optimism over debt ceiling talks in Washington raised ...
May 18, 2023
Hammer of gun in ‘Rust’ shooting possibly modified -prosecutors
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - The hammer of the gun actor Alec Baldwin was holding when it fired a live round killing "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins may have been intentionally modified, New Mexic...
May 18, 2023
BOJ’s Ueda warns of market turmoil if US defaults on its debt
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday a U.S. debt default could trigger market turmoil, and will likely have a huge impact on the global economy. "There's a chance it woul...
May 18, 2023
S.Korea finance minister, China ambassador to discuss economic cooperation
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's finance minister was due to hold a meeting with China's ambassador to the country on Friday to discuss economic cooperation among other topics, Seoul's finance ministry...
May 18, 2023
Japan’s G7 refugee balancing act: door open for Ukrainians, but not many others
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - More than a year after escaping her native Kyiv with a broken leg one winter night, Lidiya Bibko lives in a tidy two-bedroom Tokyo flat as one of 2,300 Ukrainians who ...
May 18, 2023
