Author Archives: Syndicated Content
America Movil says ready to launch 5G in Mexico; plans to sell Tracfone this year
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican telecommunications giant America Movil said on Wednesday that it was "ready" to launch a 5G market in Mexico and that it expects to close a deal to sell its Tracfone un...
Oct 20, 2021
Exxon board debates dropping several major oil and gas projects – WSJ
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp board is debating whether to continue with several major oil and gas projects amid a global push from investors for fossil fuel companies to be more cost-conscious and gre...
Oct 20, 2021
U.S. nominee for ambassador to China Burns says Xinjiang ‘genocide’ must stop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nicholas Burns, President Joe Biden's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to China, said on Wednesday that China's "genocide in Xinjiang," abuses in Tibet and bullying of Taiwan must ...
Oct 20, 2021
Lockdowns, record COVID-19 deaths hit Russia, Eastern Europe as region spurns vaccines
By Octav Ganea and Alexander Marrow PLOIESTI, Romania/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will shut workplaces for a week, Latvia went back into lockdown for a month and Romanian funeral homes are running out o...
Oct 20, 2021
Egyptian military consolidates grip on northern Sinai
(Reuters) - A string of watchtowers, checkpoints and army posts mark the northern edge of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and troops patrol in armoured vehicles along repaved roads. Branch roads have been blo...
Oct 20, 2021
Soccer-Bulthuis penalty miss takes Pohang into Asian Champions League final
By Michael Church (Reuters) - Pohang Steelers will take on Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal in next month's Asian Champions League final after defeating defending champions Ulsan Hyundai 5-4 in a penalty shoot...
Oct 20, 2021
Individual leaders have constraints about attending COP26 -UK’s Sharma
LONDON (Reuters) - It is better to do things in person but individual world leaders will have their own constraints about attending the upcoming United Nations climate summit in Scotland, the summit's...
Oct 20, 2021
Rugby-United States launch campaign to host men’s and women’s World Cups
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday officially launched its campaign to host an upcoming men's and women's Rugby World Cup as part of an effort to expand North American interest...
Oct 20, 2021
U.S. takes aim at China’s ‘unfair trade practices’ at WTO review
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday that China's industrial policies "skew the playing field" against imported goods and services, as well as their foreign providers, and that Washi...
Oct 20, 2021
Thailand prepares airports for quarantine-free travellers
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai government officials on Wednesday inspected the readiness of the country's airports to welcome quarantine-free travellers, due to return next month after almost two years of s...
Oct 20, 2021
