Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Consortium seeks first proposals for carbon capture shipping project
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A consortium of global energy and shipping organisations said on Tuesday it was seeking proposals to study ways to offload captured carbon dioxide from ships during port calls. T...
Dec 05, 2022
Indonesia’s parliament passes controversial new criminal code
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday ratified a criminal code that includes laws to ban sex outside marriage and insulting the president, part of a sweeping legal overhaul that critic...
Dec 05, 2022
China’s Xi thanks late leader Jiang Zemin for ensuring party’s survival from ‘storms’
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping paid tribute to former leader Jiang Zemin on Tuesday for ensuring the Communist Party's survival from "political storms" and reforming it to inject new...
Dec 05, 2022
Philippines on track to lose growth momentum in 2023 – World Bank
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine economy is expected to lose momentum in 2023 with the pace of expansion set to slow to 5.7% as soaring inflation and higher interest rates crimp domestic demand, the ...
Dec 05, 2022
Australia central bank raises rates to 10-yr high, says more needed
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank on Tuesday delivered a widely expected interest rate hike at its last policy decision of 2022 and said more hikes are still needed ahead as po...
Dec 05, 2022
Stocks ease from 3-month highs, dollar firms up on strong U.S. data
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks retreated from three-month highs and the dollar held on to gains following strong U.S. data that again suggested the Federal Reserve might stick lon...
Dec 05, 2022
Chinese capital prepares for ‘life again’ as lockdowns lift across country
By Ryan Woo and Bernard Orr (Reuters) - China's capital Beijing dropped the need for people to show negative COVID tests to enter supermarkets and offices on Tuesday, the latest in an easing of curbs ...
Dec 05, 2022
Fuel runs short at South Korean petrol stations as union plans general strike alongside truckers
By Ju-min Park and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - A nationwide strike by South Korean truckers has led nearly 100 petrol stations across the country to run dry, government data show, and a national t...
Dec 05, 2022
Aaron Judge, Paul Goldschmidt top All-MLB teams
Most Valuable Player honorees Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Paul Goldschmidt of the St. Louis Cardinals were among the selections for the All-MLB first team, which was announced Monday. The ...
Dec 05, 2022
Australia sues Telstra for not informing customers of downgrade in internet speed
(Reuters) - Australian competition regulator on Tuesday took the country's top telecom firm Telstra Corp to court for failing to inform some customers about downgrading the upload speed of its broadba...
Dec 05, 2022
