Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan election: what you need to know
(Reuters) - A strong showing by Japan's ruling party in upper house elections on Sunday would give Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a firmer grip on the factious party and allow him to emerge from the sha...
Jul 06, 2022
Russia attends G20 meeting set to be dominated by Ukraine conflict
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has flown into Indonesia's resort island of Bali for a meeting of G20 foreign ministers, which is set to be overshadowed by tensi...
Jul 06, 2022
Australia’s Crown Resorts names Wynn Macau COO as top boss
(Reuters) - Australian casino operator Crown Resorts on Thursday said Ciarn Carruthers, chief operating officer at Wynn Macau, would succeed Steve McCann as its chief executive in September. Crown was...
Jul 06, 2022
Stocks in the doldrums as euro founders on recession fears
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The euro huddled at a two-decade low on Thursday and oil nursed losses as investors fretted about a looming recession, while equities were caught between growth ...
Jul 06, 2022
Indonesia’s FX reserves rise to $136.4 billion at end-June
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves increased to $136.4 billion in June, equivalent to 6.6 months worth of imports and up from $135.6 billion a month earlier, the central bank sa...
Jul 06, 2022
Australia seeks to expand fourth COVID dose eligibility amid fresh Omicron threat
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia looks set to expand the rollout of the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines as it battles a steady rise in hospital admissions from the coronavirus fuelled by the highly trans...
Jul 06, 2022
Euro hovers near 20-year low on recession worries
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The euro hovered near a two-decade low against the dollar on Thursday as Europe's energy woes cast a long shadow over the economic outlook. The euro was about flat ...
Jul 06, 2022
Games-NZ boxer Nyika out of Commonwealth Games with hand injury
(Reuters) - New Zealand boxer David Nyika will not have the chance to fight for a third straight Commonwealth Games gold medal after pulling out of this year's event in England with a hand injury, the...
Jul 06, 2022
New Zealand PM Ardern says Pacific Islands Forum is critical
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday regional architecture such as the Pacific Islands Forum was critical in resolving regional problems an...
Jul 06, 2022
Merck in advanced talks to buy Seagen in $40-billion deal – WSJ
(Reuters) - Drugmaker Merck & Co is in advanced talks to buy cancer-focused biotech company Seagen Inc in a deal that could be worth roughly $40 billion or more, the Wall Street Journal reported on We...
Jul 06, 2022
