Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sri Lankan tea pickers’ dreams shattered by economic crisis
By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe BOGAWANTALAWA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - On a lush plantation in Sri Lanka, Arulappan Ideijody deftly plucks the tips of each tea bush, throwing them over her shoulde...
May 04, 2022
Internet providers end challenge to California net neutrality law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. broadband industry ended late on Wednesday its legal challenge to California's landmark net neutrality law, which seeks to protect the open internet. A group of industr...
May 04, 2022
China’s services activity falls at second sharpest rate on record – Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's services sector activity contracted at the second-steepest rate on record in April, as COVID curbs halted the industry, leading to sharper reductions in new business and em...
May 04, 2022
Over 80 firms including China’s JD.com added to U.S. SEC list facing delisting risk
(Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission added over 80 firms to its list of entities facing possible expulsion from American exchanges, which include China's JD.com, Pinduoduo Inc, Bili...
May 04, 2022
China reports 5,113 new COVID cases on May 4 vs 5,498 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 5,113 new coronavirus cases on May 4, of which 373 were symptomatic and 4,740 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. That compa...
May 04, 2022
Dollar recoils as Fed douses hawkish bets
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar was nursing its sharpest fall in more than a month on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points bu...
May 04, 2022
Basketball-Chicago Sky eye tall task of WNBA title defense
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - The Chicago Sky are aiming for even loftier heights in their title defense as the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) kicks off a new season on Friday. The Sky sn...
May 04, 2022
Rio Tinto keen to restart talks on stalled Serbian lithium project
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rio Tinto is keen to restart talks with the Serbian government to revive plans for its $2.4 billion Jadar lithium project, blocked ahead of the country's recent election, the com...
May 04, 2022
Asian shares firm, dollar bruised as Fed hike dashes more hawkish bets
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares tracked Wall Street gains on Thursday after the U.S. central bank raised interest rates by 50 basis points but sounded a less hawkish tone than some had...
May 04, 2022
‘Our blood is boiling’: Victims angry as son of dictator closes in on Philippine presidency
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - Former political prisoner Cristina Bawagan still has the dress she wore the day she was arrested, tortured and sexually abused by soldiers during the late Philippines'...
May 04, 2022
