Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. at risk of paying ‘unbearable price’ over Taiwan – senior Chinese diplomat
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is at risk of paying an "unbearable price" due to its actions over Taiwan, Wang Yi, state councillor and foreign minister, said in an interview with state media o...
Dec 30, 2021
Russian services sector shrinks in December as COVID-19 takes toll – PMI
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's service sector contracted for a third straight month in December as the volume of new orders shrank, while business confidence fell to its lowest level in more than a year,...
Dec 30, 2021
For struggling Afghan family, the next meal is a matter of faith
By James Mackenzie, Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Ali Khara BAMIYAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - As winter sets in, Afghan widow Kubra needs to find fuel to heat the single room where eight family members live...
Dec 30, 2021
Women force change at Indian iPhone plant, sick from bad food, crowded dorms
By Sudarshan Varadhan, A. Ananthalakshmi and Ahmed Farhatha SRIPERUMBUDUR, India (Reuters) - For women who assembled iPhones at a Foxconn plant in southern India, crowded dorms without flush toilets a...
Dec 30, 2021
Australia relaxes testing rules amid Omicron surge
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Thursday narrowed its definition of close contacts of coronavirus cases and relaxed requirements for COVID-19 tests, as daily cases topped 20,000 for the ...
Dec 30, 2021
EU has “cognitive split” in its China policy – senior Chinese diplomat
BEIJING (Reuters) - Europe has a "cognitive split" in its policy towards China by trying to both be a partner and also seeing it as an opponent, Wang Yi, state councillor and foreign minister, said in...
Dec 30, 2021
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Xian fights biggest outbreak in a Chinese city this year The Chinese city of Xian reported another 155 local COVID-19 cases, t...
Dec 30, 2021
Philippines’ Duterte signs $98.5 billion budget for 2022
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday signed a 5.024 trillion pesos ($98.45 billion) budget for next year, the Southeast Asian country's largest ever, as it aims to susta...
Dec 30, 2021
S.Korea’s ruling party presidential candidate pushes for nuclear-powered submarines
By Hyonhee Shin and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's ruling party presidential candidate said he will seek U.S. support to build nuclear-powered submarines to better counter threats from North...
Dec 30, 2021
Schneider Electric’s Clayton on the power of mentoring
By Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Annette Clayton is well aware of how few women there are in the energy industry. She is using her power as one of the most senior females in the field to cha...
Dec 30, 2021
