Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.N. envoy seeks Thai help to halt deterioration of Myanmar crisis
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A United Nations envoy on Monday called on Thailand's support to prevent a deterioration in the crisis in neighbouring Myanmar and welcomed assurances that refugees fleeing militar...
Jan 17, 2022
Analysis-China’s ‘zero-COVID’ campaign under strain as Omicron surges
By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is doubling down on its "zero-COVID" strategy, saying the spread of the potentially milder Omicron variant is no reason to lower its guard amid warnings of ...
Jan 17, 2022
Health fears for Australian blogger held three years in China on spying charges
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government and human rights groups said they are concerned about the deteriorating health of Australian blogger Yang Hengjun, three years after he w...
Jan 17, 2022
Pakistan says trial of Chinese traditional medicine for COVID-19 successful
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani health authorities on Monday announced the completion of a successful clinical trial of Chinese traditional herbal medicine for treating COV...
Jan 17, 2022
Zverev digs deep to outlast fellow German Altmaier
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Alexander Zverev took time to warm up and had to dig deep against fellow German Daniel Altmaier in his first match of the Australian Open on Monday as the world number three kick...
Jan 17, 2022
Tennis-Raducanu faces big test against Stephens on Australian Open debut
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Britain's Emma Raducanu claimed a Grand Slam trophy even before she played a major champion but the 19-year-old could face a daunting task on her Australian Open debut when she m...
Jan 17, 2022
Explainer-UK inflation nears 30-year high, but how fast will it fall back?
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - British consumer price inflation looks set to hit a 30-year high of 6% or more in April, but the big question for the Bank of England and the wider public is ho...
Jan 17, 2022
Olympics-Russia should win about 30 medals in Beijing, ROC chief says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian athletes competing at next month's Winter Olympics in Beijing are expected to win about 30 medals, the head of the Russian Olympic Committee said on Monday. "We have a metho...
Jan 17, 2022
Germany says Russia will pay price if it moves on Ukraine
By Alexander Ratz and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Monday that she hoped mounting tensions with Russia over Ukraine could be solved by diplomacy, b...
Jan 17, 2022
Explainer-Sri Lanka on the edge as debt burden mounts
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka is facing its most serious financial crisis in years, raising doubts about its ability to pay its creditors. On Tu...
Jan 17, 2022
