Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Taiwan’s air force band boosts morale, patriotism on the front line
By Fabian Hamacher and Ann Wang TAITUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan's air force may be on the front lines of defending against China's daily incursions into the skies near the democratically governed i...
Dec 05, 2022
Australia records first current account deficit in three years
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's current account fell into deficit for the first time in three years last quarter as robust domestic demand sucked in imports and miners paid more dividends...
Dec 05, 2022
Beijing no longer requires COVID test results to enter supermarkets, buildings
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's capital Beijing no longer requires people that enter supermarkets and commercial buildings to show negative COVID-19 tests on their mobile phones, the city government said ...
Dec 05, 2022
Philippine inflation leaps to 14-year high in November
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine consumer prices rose more than expected in November, taking the annual increase to a 14-year high of 8.0%, the statistics agency said on Tuesday, exerting more pressure o...
Dec 05, 2022
New Zealand says self-identity enough for transgender athletes in community sport
(Reuters) - Transgender athletes will be able to participate in community sport in New Zealand in the gender they identify with and not need to prove or justify their identity, according to guiding pr...
Dec 05, 2022
Human Rights Watch warns against Mexico’s ‘regressive’ electoral overhaul
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A leading rights group on Monday called for Mexican lawmakers to vote against a proposal to overhaul the electoral system, warning it could seriously undermine electoral author...
Dec 05, 2022
Australia government spending dips in Q3, minor drag on GDP
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian government spending dipped 0.6% in the September quarter due to a pullback in investment, an unexpected drag on economic growth in the quarter. Spending on operational it...
Dec 05, 2022
NASA’s Orion capsule makes its closest approach to moon
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - The uncrewed Orion capsule of NASA's Artemis I mission sailed within 80 miles (130 km) of the lunar surface on Monday, achieving the closest approach to the moon for a spac...
Dec 05, 2022
BOJ may ditch yield cap next year as inflation perks up – academic
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) may abandon its 10-year bond yield cap as early as next year on growing prospects that inflation and wages will overshoot ex...
Dec 05, 2022
BOJ’s Kuroda: Premature to debate review of policy framework
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday it was premature to debate the chance of reviewing the bank's monetary policy framework as more time will be needed to sustaina...
Dec 05, 2022
