Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Golf-Ishikawa has one last chance to qualify for Tokyo Olympics
By Andrew Both SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Reuters) - Fourteen years after becoming the youngest winner on Japan's golf tour as a humble 15-year-old amateur, Ryo Ishikawa is on the verge of missing out on his ...
Jun 16, 2021
Proposed changes to S.Korea citizenship law face anti-China headwinds
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is trying to increase its future working population by making it easier for children of foreign residents to become citizens, but its plans have run into tr...
Jun 16, 2021
Credit Suisse prepares insurance claims on Greensill Capital losses – FT
(Reuters) - Swiss bank Credit Suisse has prepared its first insurance claims on losses stemming from its $10 billion of funds tied to collapsed finance group Greensill Capital, the Financial Times rep...
Jun 16, 2021
Osaka governor says to ask Japan govt to call ‘quasi-emergency’
TOKYO (Reuters) - Osaka will ask the Japanese government to keep a quasi-state of coronavirus emergency should the current state of emergency be lifted on June 20, the governor of the country's major ...
Jun 16, 2021
China environment ministry says no leak at Taishan nuclear power station
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's environment ministry said on Wednesday that there was no leak at the Taishan nuclear power station, responding to a CNN report earlier this week. The Ministry of Ecology an...
Jun 16, 2021
Australia’s Melbourne to allow residents to leave city, despite stubborn virus outbreak
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second largest city will allow its five millions residents to travel more than 25 kms (15 miles) from home and end mandatory masks wearing outdoors from Friday, despite ...
Jun 16, 2021
India reports 62,224 new COVID-19 cases, 2,542 deaths
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India reported on Wednesday 62,224 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed. The South Asian country's total COVID-19 case load now st...
Jun 15, 2021
EBay to sell S.Korean unit for about $3.6 billion to Shinsegae, Naver -media
SEOUL (Reuters) - EBay will sell its South Korean business to retailer Shinsegae Group and e-commerce firm Naver for about 4 trillion won ($3.6 billion), local newspapers reported on Wednesday. EBay K...
Jun 15, 2021
Britain in talks with 6 firms about building gigafactories for EV batteries- FT
(Reuters) - Britain is in talks with six companies about building gigafactories to produce batteries for electric vehicles (EV), the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people briefed on the...
Jun 15, 2021
After massed plane incursion near Taiwan, China says must respond to ‘collusion’
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - China does not tolerate foreign forces intervening in Taiwan issues and has to make strong responses to such acts of "collusion", the government said on Wednesday after the ...
Jun 15, 2021
