Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia lowers bar on public companies’ disclosures, extends virtual AGMs
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Tuesday eased so-called continuous disclosure laws for publicly listed companies, which will now protect companies and their officers against liabiliti...
Aug 10, 2021
Irregular rains, prolonged dry seasons threaten Cameroon’s cocoa economy
By Josiane Kouagheu and Blaise Eyong Nkengu, Cameroon (Reuters) - For more than six decades, the cocoa that Richard Ambassa Mbassiga harvested from his plantation in central Cameroon paid for everythi...
Aug 10, 2021
Sexual assault scandals in China revive stifled #MeToo discussion
By Brenda Goh and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Extensive coverage in China of sexual assault scandals involving tech giant Alibaba and celebrity Kris Wu, without obvious censorship, has rekindled di...
Aug 10, 2021
South Africa court postpones Zuma corruption trial to next month
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - A South African court on Tuesday again postponed a long-delayed corruption trial against former president Jacob Zuma to September 9 following his hospitalisation last week. Zuma,...
Aug 10, 2021
Greek villagers try to save homes as fire crews brace for winds whipping flames
By Lefteris Papadimas AVGARIA, Greece (Reuters) - Residents are mounting a round the clock watch to try to save their homes from the wildfires ravaging the Greek island of Evia, determined to stay put...
Aug 10, 2021
Cricket-Cairns on life support after collapsing in Australia – report
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Former New Zealand cricket all-rounder Chris Cairns is on life support at a Canberra hospital after recently collapsing with a health problem in Australia, New Zealand media repo...
Aug 10, 2021
LG Elec revises Q2 operating profit to 878 billion won from 1.1 trln won to reflect provision
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc said on Tuesday it has revised its second quarter operating profit to 878 billion won ($763.56 million) from a previously announced 1.1 trillion won ...
Aug 10, 2021
Russia opens criminal case against Navalny allies for ‘extremist’ fundraising
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has opened a criminal investigation into two exiled allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny for raising funds for organisations that Moscow has declared "extremist", R...
Aug 10, 2021
Support measures push Japanese corporate bankruptcies to 50-year low
TOKYO (Reuters) - The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan fell at the fastest rate this year to hit the lowest in 50 years for a July, thanks to funding support from the government and banks, a ...
Aug 10, 2021
Russia, China hold large-scale joint military drills
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and China are holding a large-scale joint military exercise in north-central China involving more than 10,000 troops, Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday. The Sibu/Coop...
Aug 10, 2021
