Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French parliament approves extension of COVID health pass measures
PARIS (Reuters) - France's lower house of parliament voted to approve extending the country's COVID-19 health pass measures until at least July 31, 2022, as governments around Europe look to ensure th...
Oct 21, 2021
ABB lowers sales guidance as supply bottlenecks bite
ZURICH (Reuters) -ABB lowered its full-year sales outlook on Thursday, as the Swiss engineering and technology group became the latest company to flag shortages of key components limiting its ability ...
Oct 21, 2021
Analysis-China’s silence on yuan’s swift gains keeps markets buzzing
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - As China's yuan climbs rapidly to its strongest levels in six years against the currencies of the country's trading partners, a notable absence of concern and intervention by the ...
Oct 21, 2021
India administers 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, says health minister
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Thursday crossed the milestone of 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses administered, the health minister said. (Reporting by Krishna N. Das; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
Oct 21, 2021
Thai central bank to ease rules on housing loans to support property sector
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank said on Thursday it will ease rules on the issuance of housing loans to buyers, in an effort to boost a property sector struggling from the impacts of the p...
Oct 21, 2021
Analysis-A court battle raises the question – how far will Japan swallow poison pills?
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - The fate of future hostile takeover bids in Japan could rest on an upcoming court ruling that will decide whether the country's top maker of newspaper printing pre...
Oct 21, 2021
Taiwan foreign minister adds Slovakia to rare Europe trip
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu will visit Slovakia next week on a rare trip to Europe that will also include a trip to the neighbouring Czech Republic and a virtual address to a ...
Oct 21, 2021
Pandemic, climate change to dominate Asia-Pacific ministers’ meeting
(Reuters) - Ministers from the Asia-Pacific trade group APEC will meet virtually on Friday, hoping to chart a path forward for the region to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and address other pressi...
Oct 21, 2021
Three killed in gas explosion at Chinese BBQ restaurant
BEIJING (Reuters) - Three people were killed and more than 30 injured when gas exploded at a BBQ restaurant in China on Thursday, state media and district officials said. The explosion in northeastern...
Oct 21, 2021
Leaders tackle Poland for challenging core of European integration
By Gabriela Baczynska, Philip Blenkinsop and John Chalmers BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will tackle their Polish counterpart on Thursday over a court ruling that questioned the primacy ...
Oct 21, 2021
