Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Southeast Asian defence pact can help region manage tensions, members say
By Gerry Doyle SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Top officials from Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Britain said on Saturday that their 51-year-old Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) pact was ...
Jun 10, 2022
Brazil, U.S. to cooperate against illegal timber exports from the Amazon
By Lisandra Paraguassu LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The governments of Brazil and the United States are in talks to jointly combat exports of illegal timber from the Amazon rainforest, as well as other unl...
Jun 10, 2022
China reports new 210 COVID cases for June 10 vs 151 day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 210 new coronavirus cases for June 10, of which 79 were symptomatic and 131 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Saturday. That was up...
Jun 10, 2022
China becoming more ‘coercive and aggressive’ – U.S. defence chief
By Idrees Ali SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States will do its part to manage tensions with China and prevent conflict even though Beijing is becoming increasingly aggressive in the Asian region, i...
Jun 10, 2022
Motorcycling-Father and son take Isle of Man TT deaths to five for 2022
(Reuters) - The death toll at the 2022 Isle of Man TT motorcycle races rose to five on Friday after organisers said British father and son sidecar riders Roger and Bradley Stockton were killed in a cr...
Jun 10, 2022
Rugby-Bulls stun Leinster in Dublin to earn URC final berth
(Reuters) - Hooker Johan Grobbelaar and loose-forward Marcell Coetzee scored tries as South Africa's Bulls stunned hosts Leinster to claim a 27-26 victory in their United Rugby Championship semi-final...
Jun 10, 2022
Australia reaches settlement with France over scrapped submarine deal
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday that his government had reached a 555 million euro($583.58 million)settlement with France's Naval Grou...
Jun 10, 2022
Philippines protests China’s ‘illegal’ acts in disputed South China Sea atoll
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has lodged a new diplomatic protest against China's maritime activities within Manila's 200-mile exclusive economic zone, the foreign ministry said late on Friday. I...
Jun 10, 2022
U.S. CDC rescinds COVID-19 international air testing rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late on Friday issued an order rescinding a 17-month-old requirement that people arriving in the United States by air test n...
Jun 10, 2022
U.S. urges Brazil to meet ‘very ambitious’ climate goals
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Brazil has put forward "very ambitious" climate commitments and the United States hopes the Brazilian government meets them, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Frid...
Jun 10, 2022
