Author Archives: Syndicated Content
S.Korean companies take precautions to block COVID-19 spread after holidays
By Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - Some of South Korea's corporate giants have asked staff to test themselves for COVID-19 before returning to work on Thursday after the Lunar New Year h...
Feb 02, 2022
Mexican state security chief arrested on torture charges
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican federal agents arrested on Wednesday the security chief of the central state of Aguascalientes on charges of torture, the attorney general's office told...
Feb 02, 2022
Cambodia says non-political Myanmar rep invited to ASEAN meeting
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that a non-political representative from Myanmar had been invited to attend a meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers later thi...
Feb 02, 2022
UAE says it destroyed 3 drones that penetrated its airspace
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates intercepted and destroyed three drones that penetrated the Gulf country's airspace over unpopulated areas early Wednesday morning, the country's defence mini...
Feb 02, 2022
Dollar takes a break from this week’s slide ahead of BoE, ECB meetings
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar found a footing in Asia on Thursday, pausing the week's slide as a slump in tech and social media stocks soured appetite for riskier currencies, and a...
Feb 02, 2022
Oil prices take a breather as OPEC+ sticks to output plans
By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices eased on Thursday following weak U.S. payrolls data and some profit taking, but remained underpinned by tight supply as OPEC+ producers stuck to pl...
Feb 02, 2022
BOJ deputy governor Wakatabe says premature to tighten monetary policy now
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe said on Thursday it was premature to normalise monetary policy now as the economy is only just recovering from the coronavirus pandemi...
Feb 02, 2022
Texas butterfly sanctuary closes due to conspiracy threats
(Reuters) - A Texas butterfly sanctuary on the Mexican border has closed to the public indefinitely following escalating threats from supporters of former President Donald Trump who are promoting a fa...
Feb 02, 2022
Mexico tops 5 million total coronavirus cases
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico topped 5 million total confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, registering 42,181 new cases and 573 new deaths, according to health ministry data. The overall nu...
Feb 02, 2022
As U.S. pledges troops, France prepares Romania plans
By John Irish BUCHAREST (Reuters) - France will on Thursday aim to refine plans to send troops to Romania as part of a future NATO mission as it seeks to give further reassurance to the Black Sea nati...
Feb 02, 2022
