Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia, Solomon Island’s Foreign Minister meet for first time since pact signed
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said she met her Solomon Islands counterpart Jeremiah Manele for the first time since his government signed a controvers...
May 07, 2022
Taiwan says hopes world would sanction China if it invades
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan hopes that the world would sanction China like it is sanctioning Russia for its war on Ukraine if Beijing invaded the island, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on Saturday. Tai...
May 07, 2022
Tennis-Nadal staying positive despite Alcaraz defeat
(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal said there were positives to take from the Madrid Open despite the 21-times major winner falling to a quarter-final defeat by teenager Carlos Alcaraz on Friday in his first tour...
May 07, 2022
Somalia seeks three-month extension of its IMF support programme
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Somalia's government has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to extend its financial support by three months to Aug. 17, the head of the IMF's country mission told Reuters. ...
May 07, 2022
N.Korea fires possible ballistic missile – Japan military, S. Korea media
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) -North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile on Saturday, Japan's military and South Korean media said. South Korea's military said North Korea fired a projectile off its...
May 07, 2022
Canada’s Commissioner of Competition plans to oppose Rogers, Shaw $16 billion merger
(Reuters) - Canada's Commissioner of Competition intends to oppose Rogers Communications Inc's proposed C$20 billion ($16 billion) merger with Shaw Communications Inc, the companies said in a statemen...
May 07, 2022
Athletics – Diamond League meets in China moved, cancelled due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - A Diamond League athletics meet to be held this year in China has been moved to Poland and another cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreaks in the country, organisers said, after the high-profi...
May 07, 2022
China to bar minors from tipping livestreamers
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's broadcasting regulator on Saturday put forward new rules that bar minors from tipping livestreamers and also require online platforms to prevent such users from watching l...
May 07, 2022
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Zelenskiy said diplomatic efforts were underway to save the remaining fighters holed up inside the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, as more civilians were evacuated from the bombed-out pla...
May 07, 2022
Beijing kicks off fresh round of COVID tests as Shanghai postpones crucial exams
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's capital Beijing kicked off a fresh round of mass testing for COVID-19 on Saturday and shut more bus routes and metro stations, as it seeks to avert the fate of Shanghai, w...
May 07, 2022
