Author Archives: Syndicated Content
S.Korea president calls for safety measures to prevent crowd accidents
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol called on Tuesday for safety measures to prevent crowd accidents, saying the Halloween crush that killed more than 150 people in the capital show...
Oct 31, 2022
Rugby-New Zealand will expand lower tackling trial in bid to combat concussions
(Reuters) - New Zealand Rugby will expand a trial for tackling below the chest to all community competition next year as part of efforts to minimise the risk of concussion in the sport. The trial will...
Oct 31, 2022
Asia stocks edge up as investors eye Fed rate decision
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares rose and bond yields firmed in early trade on Tuesday despite mild losses from Wall Street overnight as investors turned their focus to the Federal Rese...
Oct 31, 2022
Yen stealth intervention aimed at maximising effects, says Japan finance minister
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's currency interventions have been stealth operations in order to maximise effects of its forays into the market, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on ...
Oct 31, 2022
China’s Oct factory activity shrinks as COVID curbs hit output, demand – Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity weakened in October as protracted COVID-19 restrictions disrupted production and subdued demand, a private-sector survey showed on Tuesday, suggesting a we...
Oct 31, 2022
Oil prices edge lower as China COVID-19 woes dampen demand
By Isabel Kua SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices inched lower on Tuesday, extending losses of 1% from the previous session as more extensive COVID-19 curbs in China increased fears of slowing fuel deman...
Oct 31, 2022
Apple supplier Foxconn gives pay rise to staff hit by COVID lockdown – media
(Reuters) - Apple supplier Foxconn has increased wages and is handing bonuses to workers at its Zhengzhou plant in central China, Chinese government-backed media reported, as it works to quell employe...
Oct 31, 2022
India’s first fully solar village lights up the lives of poor residents
By Sunil Kataria MODHERA, India (Reuters) - Kesa Bhai Prajapati beams with a smile as he moulds blocks of clay into jugs and vases on a potter's wheel. These days, Prajapati, 68, from the village of M...
Oct 31, 2022
Auburn fires coach Bryan Harsin after 21 games
Auburn fired football coach Bryan Harsin on Monday after a tumultuous 21 games and a day before his 46th birthday. The Tigers are in the throes of a four-game losing streak, losing the past three by a...
Oct 31, 2022
Judge asks Rogers, Shaw and competition bureau to convene for talks on Tuesday
(Reuters) - Canada Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton has directed counsel for Rogers Communication Inc, Shaw Communications Inc and the Competition Bureau to convene for a further case managem...
Oct 31, 2022
