Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India’s health minister quits as Modi readies cabinet reshuffle
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's health minister resigned ahead of a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, officials said, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to reinvigorate an administration that has b...
Jul 07, 2021
Philippines’ Duterte ‘seriously thinking’ about VP race
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday gave the strongest hint yet that he might seek the vice presidency in next year's election, saying he was now "seriously thinking" ...
Jul 07, 2021
U.S. calls Haitian leader’s assassination a ‘horrific crime’, assessing attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is assessing the "tragic attack" that killed Haiti's president overnight and President Joe Biden will be briefed on the assassination, the White House said on W...
Jul 07, 2021
Ethiopia says aid flights to Tigray allowed, but none appears to have taken off
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Wednesday that it had allowed humanitarian flights to its northern Tigray region this week, amid concerns that aid is not reaching people facing famine, but th...
Jul 07, 2021
China to launch carbon trading for electricity sector in July
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will launch a nationwide carbon emissions trading scheme for the electricity sector in July, the cabinet said on Wednesday. The launch of the scheme aims to control and reduc...
Jul 07, 2021
China clampdown could spur fresh short-selling of U.S.-listed shares, says S3
(Reuters) - China's clampdown on domestic companies listed on the U.S. stock market may prove the spark for a new burst of short-selling in Hong Kong and China-based firms after bears were forced to c...
Jul 07, 2021
Olympics-UK’s Johnson “instinctively” against sporting bans
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he was "instinctively" against sporting boycotts when asked whether he would support a boycott of the Winter Olympics in China...
Jul 07, 2021
Lithuania to build barrier on Belarus border to stop migrants, says PM
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania will build a barrier on its border with Belarus and tap the army to patrol it to deter migrants, the prime minister said on Wednesday, after Belarus decided to allow cros...
Jul 07, 2021
Earthquake shakes Taiwan’s capital Taipei
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Buildings shook briefly in Taiwan's capital Taipei on Wednesday during an earthquake, with no immediate reports of damage. Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau said the magnitude 5 quake...
Jul 07, 2021
Japan’s SoftBank hires NBCUniversal exec as global communications head
(Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp has hired Mark Kornblau, a NBCUniversal executive and former communications director in the Obama administration, to head its global communications team, the Japanese c...
Jul 07, 2021
