Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Taiwan rejects China’s ‘one country, two systems’ plan for the island
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan rejects the "one country, two systems" model proposed by Beijing in a white paper published this week, the self-ruled island's foreign ministry said on Thursday. Only Taiwan'...
Aug 11, 2022
Sri Lanka’s ousted president to seek temporary stay in Thailand
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday and stay temporarily in a second Southeast Asian country since fleeing his island na...
Aug 10, 2022
Australian crypto ownership warrants consumer protection, says regulator
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Nearly half of Australian retail investors owned cryptocurrency in late 2021 and more got their information from YouTube videos than from financial advisers, the securities watchdog...
Aug 10, 2022
Russian-backed separatist head says Azov trial to begin this summer
OLENIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) - The head of the Russian-backed separatist administration in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region said on Wednesday that a trial of captured personnel from Ukraine's Azov Regi...
Aug 10, 2022
Satellite imagery shows Antarctic ice shelf crumbling faster than thought
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice, doubling previous estimates of losses from the wor...
Aug 10, 2022
Soccer-Figline denied promotion to Italy fourth tier over controversial result
(Reuters) - Italy's amateur football league (LND) said Tuscan club Figline's promotion to the fourth-tier Serie D has been revoked by a regional Italian football federation (FIGC) court over a controv...
Aug 10, 2022
S.Korea says THAAD missile system is means of self-defence – News1
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's presidential office said on Thursday the U.S. THAAD missile defence system stationed in the country is a means of self-defence, News1 reported, after Beijing demanded S...
Aug 10, 2022
Rugby-Shaken Barrett feared worst after shocking hit against Springboks
(Reuters) - All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett said he feared the worst after landing head-first from a terrible mid-air challenge against South Africa but that his team would continue to be courageou...
Aug 10, 2022
S.Korea expresses regret over N.Korea’s ‘groundless claim’ over COVID, threats
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's unification ministry handling inter-Korean affairs expressed regret after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister blamed leaflets from the South for causing t...
Aug 10, 2022
Asian shares join global rally on softer-than-expected U.S. inflation
By Stella Qiu and Alun John BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares tracked Wall Street higher on Thursday after a softer-than-expected U.S. inflation report encouraged bets of less aggressive rate...
Aug 10, 2022
