Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia approves third new coal mine extension in a month
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia has approved its third coal mine extension in the past month in the lead up to a global climate summit next month and even as its high court ruled the government must c...
Oct 05, 2021
Japan’s dip in COVID-19 cases baffles experts; winter ‘nightmare’ still a risk
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's COVID-19 case numbers have plummeted to the lowest in nearly a year just as other parts of Asia are struggling with surging infections, leaving health experts ...
Oct 05, 2021
Facebook deletes some content banned in Russia, but still faces fine -report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Facebook has complied with Russian demands to delete some banned content, but it could still face a hefty fine as it was slow to do so, the Vedomosti newspaper cited state communica...
Oct 05, 2021
Is the UK in 1970’s-style crisis? Johnson says: ‘No’
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied on Tuesday that Britain was in crisis due to a shortage of labour or that it was facing a 1970s-style inflationary spiral. Johnson said that busi...
Oct 05, 2021
Factbox – Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - China reported no new local COVID-19 cases for the first time in more than three weeks, while Japan is gauging the right time to restart a popular subsidised travel programme that was susp...
Oct 05, 2021
MTN Uganda IPO to raise about $1.2 billion – regulator
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Telecoms firm MTN Uganda's initial public offering is expected to raise about $1.2 billion, Keith Kalyegira, Chief Executive Officer of the Capital Markets Authority said on Tuesda...
Oct 05, 2021
Banks, Infineon help European stocks buck global gloom
(Reuters) - European stocks edged higher on Tuesday, as rising bank stocks and an encouraging earnings update from German chipmaker Infineon calmed nerves following a tech-fuelled selloff on Wall Stre...
Oct 05, 2021
Afghanistan to start issuing passports again after months of delays
KABUL (Reuters) -Afghanistan will start issuing passports to its citizens again on Tuesday, a senior official said, following months of delays that hampered attempts by those trying to flee the countr...
Oct 05, 2021
EU leaders to discuss strategic gas reserve at summit -Commission
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will discuss later in October the idea of setting up an EU strategic gas reserve and the decoupling of electricity prices from gas prices, the head of the E...
Oct 05, 2021
Swiss agriculture, crop production hit by bad weather
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss agricultural output is expected to fall 6.6% this year due to bad weather conditions, the government said on Tuesday. "Total output has fallen while production costs have incr...
Oct 05, 2021
