Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Passenger bus destroyed by explosion in Damascus, Syrian state TV reports
DUBAI (Reuters) - A passenger bus was destroyed in an explosion in Damascus, Syrian state TV reported on Wednesday, without indicating if there were casualties. Pictures on the TV channel's account on...
Oct 20, 2021
Golf-Olympic gold medallist Schauffele pumped for Zozo Championship in Japan
(Reuters) - American Xander Schauffele returns this week for the Zozo Championship in Japan nearly two and half months after winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Games and the 27-year-old said he is lo...
Oct 20, 2021
Big fossil fuel producers’ plans far exceed climate targets, U.N. says
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Major economies will produce more than double the amount of coal, oil and gas in 2030 than is consistent with meeting climate goals set in the 2015 Paris accord to ...
Oct 20, 2021
Bitcoin sits below all-time high after U.S. ETF debut
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Bitcoin hovered below record levels on Wednesday, the day after the first U.S. bitcoin futures-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) began trading, a development that market participa...
Oct 20, 2021
Costa Rica congress approves legalization of marijuana for medicinal use
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica's Congress on Tuesday approved the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes, despite opposition from conservative groups and President Carlos Alvarado who still...
Oct 19, 2021
Vietnam PM promises economy will rebound from COVID-19 hit
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's exports are likely to rise 10.7% in 2021, with annual inflation expected below 4%, the prime minister said on Wednesday, promising lawmakers that economic revival lay ahead...
Oct 19, 2021
China updates official news sources list in tightening of information oversight
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country's top internet regulator, published an updated list on Wednesday of 1,358 internet news services, stating that informatio...
Oct 19, 2021
Japan warns of need for stable currency as weak yen lifts input costs
By Ritsuko Ando and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will watch currency movements carefully as exchange rate stability was important, a top government official said on Wednesday, in a warning tha...
Oct 19, 2021
Japan’s Mount Aso erupts, alert level raised
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mount Aso, a volcano on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu, erupted on Wednesday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said, spewing volcanic ash 3,500 metres (2.17 miles) into the sky....
Oct 19, 2021
Olympics-China lights Olympic flame in Beijing
BEIJING (Reuters) - China lit its Olympic flame on Wednesday after the arrival of the ceremonial torch from Athens, ahead of Beijing's hosting of the 2022 Winter Games in February. Beijing will host t...
Oct 19, 2021
