Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVID-hit Beijing keeps up guard to avert Shanghai-like misery
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's capital Beijing closed some public spaces and stepped up checks at others on Thursday, as most of the city's 22 million residents embarked on more COVID-19 mass testing aim...
Apr 27, 2022
Soccer-Bullet point previews of Premier League matches
(Reuters) - Match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of the 35th round of the Premier League from April 30 to May 2 (all times in GMT): Saturday, April 30 Newcastle United v Liverpool (1130) * Liverp...
Apr 27, 2022
Sinopec incurs $244 million loss on Q1 LNG imports – company exec
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Sinopec Corp incurred a loss of 1.6 billion yuan ($243.58 million) on its LNG imports in the first quarter due to high import costs, a company executive said on an earnings...
Apr 27, 2022
China smartphone sales drop 14% year-on-year in Q1 – Counterpoint Research
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Smartphone sales in China fell 14% year-on-year in the first quarter to 74.2 million units, with volumes falling to levels last seen during Q1 2020, Counterpoint Research s...
Apr 27, 2022
WTO chief warns against retreat from global trade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fragmentation of the global economy and a retreat from global trade would make countries more vulnerable to production shocks arising from natural disasters and outbreaks of fat...
Apr 27, 2022
Somalia parliament picks Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur as new speaker
By Feisal Omar MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's lawmakers elected Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur as their new speaker on Thursday, in a vote that was delayed most of the previous day due to disagreements over...
Apr 27, 2022
Japan’s factory output growth provides some relief for fragile economy
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese factories saw output rise for the second straight month in March as strong global demand for high-tech chips helped to ease some doubts that are weighing o...
Apr 27, 2022
Inflation shock, rate rise risk jolt Australia PM’s election campaign
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday blamed the war in Ukraine and COVID-related supply chain disruptions for a record rise in living costs which could jeopardise hi...
Apr 27, 2022
Rugby-All Blacks prop Moody out for remainder of season
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - All Blacks prop Joe Moody will miss the remainder of the 2022 season after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament playing Super Rugby for the Canterbury Crusaders. The powerful...
Apr 27, 2022
COVID lockdowns upset the rice bowls of China’s commuter workers
By Xiaoyu Yin and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) - When the town of Yanjiao near Beijing was suddenly plunged into a COVID-19 lockdown last month, taxi driver Dong Tiejun was forced to drive hundr...
Apr 27, 2022
