Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China parliament to review state entity reform plan, Legislative Law
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's National People's Congress (NPC) will deliberate on a plan to reform institutions under the State Council, or cabinet, and review draft amendments to the Legislation Law, a...
Mar 04, 2023
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands, New Zealand – EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Kermadec Islands region in New Zealand on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 183 km (1...
Mar 04, 2023
Cricket-‘Game-changer’ WPL gets underway amid fanfare and expectations
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) begins on Saturday with a match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants in a potentially watershed moment for women's cri...
Mar 04, 2023
Flooding in southern Malaysia forces 40,000 people to flee homes
By Ebrahim Harris and Hasnoor Hussain BATU PAHAT, Malaysia (Reuters) - Flooding resulting from days of torrential rain has forced almost 40,000 people to flee their homes in Malaysia's southern Johor ...
Mar 04, 2023
Japan delays launch of H3 rocket by a day due to weather
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's space agency on Saturday postponed the launch of its flagship H3 rocket by a day to Tuesday due to bad weather, after aborting a launch last month due to technical trouble. J...
Mar 04, 2023
China’s defence spending increases have been ‘reasonable’ – parliament spokesman
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's defence spending as a share of gross domestic product has been kept basically stable for many years, with the increases "moderate" and "reasonable", the spokesman of the co...
Mar 04, 2023
American Actor Tom Sizemore dies at 61 – Washington Post
(Reuters) - Tom Sizemore, an American actor known for his roles in "Saving Private Ryan" and "Black Hawk Down," has died at 61, Washington Post reported on Friday. Sizemore was hospitalized in Los Ang...
Mar 03, 2023
Sri Lanka’s rate hike shows commitment to rapid disinflation – IMF
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's decision to raise interest rates shows the crisis-hit country's commitment to reducing inflation quickly towards single-digit levels, the Internati...
Mar 03, 2023
Soccer-Australia’s Kellond-Knight suffers Achilles injury before July World Cup
(Reuters) - Matildas veteran Elise Kellond-Knight is facing an extended spell on the sidelines after suffering a ruptured Achilles while training, her club Melbourne Victory said on Saturday, less tha...
Mar 03, 2023
US prepares new rules on investment in technology abroad- WSJ
(Reuters) - The Treasury Department is preparing a new program that could prohibit U.S. investment in certain sectors of adversarial nations, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing copies o...
Mar 03, 2023
