Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-Around 100 Afghan players, families arrive in Qatar
(Reuters) - Qatar's assistant foreign minister Lolwah Alkhater said around 100 Afghan soccer players and their families were among the passengers to arrive on a recent flight from Kabul. The Taliban s...
Oct 15, 2021
From spy satellites to mobile networks, S.Korea hopes new rocket gets space programme off ground
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea plans to test its first domestically produced space launch vehicle next week, a major step toward jumpstarting the country's space programme and achieving a...
Oct 15, 2021
Malaysian salon paints Squid Games manicures of tiny coffins, green tracksuits
By Ebrahim Harris KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A manicure salon in Malaysia is selling painted and press-on nail designs based on the television show Squid Game, the latest small business to cash in on th...
Oct 15, 2021
Analysis-With boosters, masks and Green Pass, Israel sees a COVID-19 wave in retreat
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Four months into one of its worst COVID-19 outbreaks, Israel is seeing a sharp drop in new infections and severe illness, aided by its use of vaccine boosters, v...
Oct 15, 2021
Explainer-Germany’s Nord Stream 2 gatekeeper: the long road until gas flows
FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - The Nord Stream 2 pipeline is completed and ready to pump Russian gas to Europe, but nothing is flowing yet because it is still awaiting clearance from Germany's energy re...
Oct 15, 2021
Regional bank loan growth could hint at healthier supply chains
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - If regional banks show signs of accelerating loan growth when they report earnings in the week ahead, it could signal an easing of the supply chain bottlenecks th...
Oct 15, 2021
Cricket-Papua New Guinea’s leap of faith lands World Cup debut
By Joel Dubber (Reuters) - Faith has played an important role in the development of cricket in Papua New Guinea and on Sunday it will be repaid when the 'Barramundis' make their Twenty20 World Cup deb...
Oct 15, 2021
Japan’s core prices to see first rise in 18 months, export growth to slow: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports likely grew at the slowest pace in seven months in September while core consumer prices turned positive for the first time since early last year, a Reuters poll showe...
Oct 15, 2021
China tells some banks to further cut amount of cash-management products sold – sources
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese regulators have told some wealth management arms of domestic banks to further cut the amount of cash-management products they sell, three sources with knowledge of...
Oct 15, 2021
China coal prices hit record highs, early winter chill adds to energy woes
By Shivani Singh BEIJING (Reuters) - China's energy crisis deepened on Friday as cold weather swept into much of the country and power plants scrambled to stock up on coal, sending prices of the fuel ...
Oct 15, 2021
