Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. expects Biden and Xi will speak in weeks ahead – Blinken
By David Brunnstrom and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday the United States expects President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will have ...
Jul 10, 2022
Japan ruling coalition seen keeping majority in upper house
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was projected to keep a majority in the upper house with its junior coalition partner in Sunday's electi...
Jul 10, 2022
EDF nationalisation will not raise French household power bills – government
PARIS (Reuters) - The planned nationalisation of French power utility EDF will not result in an increase in the electricity bills of French households, government spokesman Olivier Veran said on Sunda...
Jul 10, 2022
Japan ruling coalition to keep majority in parliamentary vote -exit polls
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was projected to keep a majority in the upper house with its junior coalition partner in Sunday's electi...
Jul 10, 2022
Lebanon’s music festivals make modest comeback after crisis
By Laila Bassam BAALBEK (Reuters) - Lebanon's international music festivals kicked off at the weekend with a performance in the Roman ruins of Baalbek, the first performance there since the country's ...
Jul 10, 2022
TUI forecasts record tourist demand for Greece this year
ATHENS (Reuters) - Holiday group TUI expects the highest level of demand for Greece on record this year, its director of Communications Aage Duenhaupt told Athens news agency on Sunday. Tourism accoun...
Jul 10, 2022
Sri Lanka protesters plan to occupy president and PM’s residences until they quit
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Leaders of the protest movement in Sri Lanka who have forced the president and prime minister out of their official residences said on Sunday they will occupy the buildings until t...
Jul 10, 2022
China’s Shanghai says new Omicron subvariant found
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The city of Shanghai has discovered a COVID-19 case involving a new subvariant Omicron BA.5.2.1, an official told a briefing on Sunday, signalling the complications China faces to...
Jul 10, 2022
Pope expresses solidarity with people of Sri Lanka
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday expressed solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka who "continue to suffer from political and economic instability" and appealed for peace in the country...
Jul 10, 2022
Cycling-Cofidis’ Martin out of Tour de France’s ninth stage with COVID
(Reuters) - France's Guillaume Martin did not start stage nine of the Tour de France on Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19, a source at his team Cofidis told Reuters. Martin's positive test co...
Jul 10, 2022
