Author Archives: Syndicated Content
S.Korea to submit extra budget bill after new president takes office – presidential transition committee
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's presidential transition committee on Thursday said it would draft an extra budget plan and submit it to parliament after President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol takes office in M...
Mar 31, 2022
Turkey says oligarch Abramovich ‘sincerely’ working to end war
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday that Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, who is sanctioned by European nations over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, was "si...
Mar 31, 2022
Toshiba’s top shareholder would sell stake to Bain -filing
TOKYO (Reuters) -The top shareholder in Toshiba Corp would sell all of its shares if private equity firm Bain Capital were to launch a takeover bid, Effissimo Capital Management said in a regulatory f...
Mar 31, 2022
EU will do ‘whatever it takes’ to bring solar energy manufacturing back to Europe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will do "whatever it takes" to rebuild Europe's industry for manufacturing solar energy equipment, the EU's energy commissioner said on Thursday, as part o...
Mar 31, 2022
China to restrict visas of U.S. officials, says foreign ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has decided to restrict the visas for U.S. officials, in response to the U.S. visa restrictions on some China officials, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday...
Mar 31, 2022
Cricket-England crush South Africa, to meet Australia in World Cup final
(Reuters) - Danni Wyatt scored her second one-day international century as champions England crushed South Africa by 137 runs in Christchurch on Thursday to set up a mouthwatering Women's World Cup fi...
Mar 31, 2022
Rugby-Fijian Drua coach Byrne tests positive for COVID
(Reuters) - Fijian Drua suffered a blow ahead of Friday's Super Rugby game against the New South Wales Waratahs after head coach Mick Byrne entered isolation following a positive test for COVID-19. Dr...
Mar 31, 2022
Turkish prosecutor seeks to halt trial of Saudi suspects in Khashoggi killing
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish prosecutor asked a court on Thursday to halt the trial in absentia of Saudi suspects over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanb...
Mar 31, 2022
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy tells Australia more Russian sanctions needed
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Australia's parliament on Thursday that new and stronger sanctions against Russia were needed to increase the pressure on Moscow over it...
Mar 31, 2022
Power cuts in Sri Lanka could continue into May – minister
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's power minister said on Thursday that power cuts could continue into May, as many parts of the crisis-hit country currently faced up to 13 hours without electricity due ...
Mar 31, 2022
