Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Weinstein defense challenges accuser Siebel Newsom as some charges dropped
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An attorney for Harvey Weinstein challenged accusations by documentary filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom on Tuesday at his Los Angeles rape trial, and a judge d...
Nov 15, 2022
U.S. says deeply concerned by increased West Bank violence
(Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said it was deeply concerned by violence in the occupied West Bank, where a Palestinian killed three Israelis near a Jewish settlement on Tuesday and Israeli troo...
Nov 15, 2022
China’s new home prices fall at faster pace in Oct
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's new home prices fell at a faster pace in October as persistent COVID-19 curbs, a faltering economy and property woes weighed on demand, official data showed on Wednesday, b...
Nov 15, 2022
Basketball-Humphries becomes first player to come out as gay in Australia’s NBL
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Melbourne United centre Isaac Humphries became Australia's first active male professional basketballer to come out as gay on Wednesday, expressing relief at putting behind him "e...
Nov 15, 2022
Malaysia markets to close on Friday ahead of general election
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's financial markets will be closed on Friday for a public holiday, a day before the country holds a general election, the bourse said. Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaa...
Nov 15, 2022
Taiwan president decries ‘rumours’ about chip investment risk on island
By Ben Blanchard and Sarah Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has decried "rumours" about the risk of investing in the island's key semiconductor industry, saying the government was w...
Nov 15, 2022
Safe-haven dollar gains as traders assess risks from Poland
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The safe-haven U.S. dollar edged higher against major peers on Wednesday as markets continued to assess news of a Russian-made rocket striking NATO-member Poland, a...
Nov 15, 2022
China reports 20,199 new COVID cases for Nov 15 vs 17,909 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 20,199 new COVID-19 infections for Nov. 15, of which 1,623 were symptomatic and 18,576 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday. That com...
Nov 15, 2022
G20 talks enter final day as emergency meeting held over Poland blasts
By Stanley Widianto and Vladimir Soldatkin NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) economies will hold a second day of talks on Wednesday, although the schedule at the summit ...
Nov 15, 2022
What to watch on Wednesday at COP27
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Time is ticking for COP27 negotiators, who are now in crunch time to reach a final deal for this year's U.N. climate summit in Egypt. But the top ticket item on the ...
Nov 15, 2022
