Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Battery swapping spurs Kenya’s electric motorbike drive
By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) - Over recent months, sets of sturdy, brightly-branded battery swapping stations have cropped up around Kenya's capital Nairobi, allowing electric motorcyclists to e...
Dec 26, 2022
Nepal’s new govt seeks to balance its ties with India, China in growth pursuit
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's new government, led by a former Maoist rebel commander, will try to balance ties with its immediate neighbours China and India for the economic growth of ...
Dec 26, 2022
Japan insurers in talks with reinsurers to resume coverage in Russian waters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Three Japanese insurance companies that are set to halt marine coverage of risks related to the war in Ukraine starting next month are in talks with reinsurers to resume those operat...
Dec 26, 2022
Former Maldives president Yameen to appeal 11-year jail term
By Mohamed Junayd MALE (Reuters) - Former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen will appeal as soon as possible against his conviction and jailing for 11 years on corruption and money laundering charges, ...
Dec 26, 2022
Daughter of ex Thai PM Thaksin extends pre-election poll lead
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The youngest daughter of billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra remains Thailand's top choice to become its next leader, according to an opinion poll, with more than ...
Dec 26, 2022
Ex-Tokyo Olympics official Takahashi granted bail in bribery case -NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - A former Tokyo Olympics official arrested on bribery charges was granted bail on Monday, public broadcaster NHK reported. A Tokyo District court set bail for Haruyuki Takahashi at 80...
Dec 26, 2022
Rouble edges higher after biggest weekly slump since July
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian rouble edged higher against the dollar on Monday, recovering some ground after its largest weekly slump since early July on fears over the impact of oil and gas sanction...
Dec 26, 2022
South Korea briefly suspends flight departures upon military request -official
SEOUL (Reuters) - Flight departures were suspended temporarily at South Korea's Incheon and Gimpo airports on Monday following a military request, a transport ministry official said. (Reporting by Joy...
Dec 26, 2022
‘The ICU is full’: medical staff on frontline of China’s COVID fight say hospitals are ‘overwhelmed’
By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) - In more than three decades of emergency medicine, Beijing-based doctor Howard Bernstein said, he has never seen anything like this. Patients are arriving at ...
Dec 26, 2022
Russia’s long-range air force to get new hypersonic missiles – Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's long-range air forces are to be refitted with new wing-borne hypersonic missiles, the Interfax news agency reported on Monday, citing the force's commanding officer. "In th...
Dec 26, 2022
