Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Malaysia’s economy shrinks 4.5% as Q3 worse than forecast
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's economy slipped back into contraction in the third quarter, shrinking 4.5% from a year earlier, the central bank said on Friday, as fresh COVID-19 lockdowns during ...
Nov 11, 2021
Tennis-Djokovic to kick off ATP Finals campaign against Ruud
(Reuters) - Novak Djokovic will begin his campaign against Norwegian debutant Casper Ruud on Monday with the Serbian world number one aiming to match Roger Federer's record of six ATP Finals titles. T...
Nov 11, 2021
First group of creditors backs AirAsia X restructuring plan
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysian long-haul low-cost airline AirAsia X (AAX) said on Friday that 100% of the first of three groups of creditors had agreed to a restructuring scheme that proposes to pa...
Nov 11, 2021
Factbox-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 251.9 million, death toll at 5,331,860
By Lynx Insight Service (Reuters) - More than 251.9 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 5,331,860 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections...
Nov 11, 2021
GM to launch 10 EVs in South Korea by 2025; no plans for local manufacture
By Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - General Motors Co will launch 10 electric vehicles (EVs) for the South Korean market by 2025, but has no plans yet to manufacture EVs in the country, Steven Kiefer, ...
Nov 11, 2021
President Xi is ‘helmsman’ of China’s rejuvenation, says party official
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping is "helmsman" of Chinese rejuvenation, a Communist Party official told a news conference on Friday. The party passed a "historical resolution" on Thurs...
Nov 11, 2021
Two foreign athletes test positive for COVID-19 in run-up to Beijing Winter Olympics
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two foreign athletes have tested positive for COVID-19 during test events for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games, Huang Chun, an official of the Games organising committee, said on Frid...
Nov 11, 2021
China to step up strategic mineral resource exploration during 2021-2025
(Reuters) - China will step up exploration of strategic mineral resources including petroleum, natural gas, copper, chrome, tungsten, rare earths and others during 2021-2025, the top economic planner ...
Nov 11, 2021
Brazil becomes first South American team to qualify for 2022 World Cup
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil beat Colombia 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier in Sao Paulo on Thursday to become the first South American team to qualify for Qatar 2022. Lucas Paqueta got the vital goal 72 m...
Nov 11, 2021
Japan prepares beds, booster shots in COVID-19 lull before winter
(Corrects typos in second paragraph) By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida outlined on Friday an urgent plan to increase hospital beds and medical resources in prepara...
Nov 11, 2021
