Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hong Kong govt ‘strongly opposes’ UK, US report on city’s diminishing freedoms
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's government said on Friday it rejected "unfounded and ridiculous" allegations made in policy reports from Britain and the United States of a deteriorating political an...
Mar 31, 2022
Boxing-Kambosos to fight Haney for undisputed lightweight title in June
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian George Kambosos and American Devin Haney will fight for the undisputed lightweight championship of the world at Melbourne's Docklands Stadium on June 5, organisers ann...
Mar 31, 2022
Japan freezes assets of 4 more Russian organisations, others for involvement in N.Korea’s weapons projects
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Friday it was freezing the assets of four Russian organisations, three Russian individuals and six North Korean individuals for involvement in North Korea's weapons pro...
Mar 31, 2022
Toshiba shares jump as buyout speculation mounts
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Toshiba Corp jumped 4% in early Tokyo trade on Friday on speculation that private equity firms could be lining up to take the embattled conglomerate private. Singapore-base...
Mar 31, 2022
Don’t throw Russia out of G20, aid group says, with eye on food crisis
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Excluding Russia from the Group of 20 major economies and other international institutions could slow efforts to address a worsening global food crisis exacerba...
Mar 31, 2022
Japan has little to cheer on weak yen, says former currency diplomat Furusawa
By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has little to cheer about a weak yen, which reflects its deteriorating economic fundamentals and trade deficit, the country's former top ...
Mar 31, 2022
Washington governor signs Uber, Lyft driver pay guarantee into law
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) -Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law a minimum pay standard for Uber and Lyft drivers, making Washington the first U.S. state to implement earnings stan...
Mar 31, 2022
Tennis-Hurkacz stops Medvedev regaining world No. 1 spot in Miami
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - Poland's Hubert Hurkacz kept his title defence going at the Miami Open by beating Daniil Medvedev 7-6(7) 6-3 in their quarter-final on Thursday as the Russian fell one win s...
Mar 31, 2022
Japan business mood sours as Ukraine war, rising fuel price take toll
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business confidence soured in the first quarter, a quarterly central bank survey showed on Friday, as companies took a hit from supply ...
Mar 31, 2022
Tennis-Osaka fires 18 aces in win over Bencic to reach Miami Open final
(Reuters) - Four-times Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka fired off 18 aces as the Japanese former world number beat Swiss Belinda Bencic 4-6 6-3 6-4 on Thursday to reach her first Miami Open final. Osaka ...
Mar 31, 2022
