Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer-How China Evergrande’s debt troubles pose a systemic risk
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Evergrande Group has raised fresh warnings of default risks, as it scrambles to raise funds to pay lenders and suppliers with regulators and financial markets ...
Sep 16, 2021
Australia’s new US-UK security pact risks China trade
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's new security pact with the United States and the UK, seen as a move to contain China, may worsen strained ties with its biggest export customer, but China'...
Sep 16, 2021
Australian watchdog brings charges against CBA over consumer credit insurance sales
(Reuters) -Australia's securities regulator said on Thursday 30 criminal charges had been filed in the federal court against top lender Commonwealth Bank of Australia for mis-selling consumer credit i...
Sep 15, 2021
Panama to hand out AstraZeneca vaccines to visitors in tourism push
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama approved a plan on Wednesday to vaccinate visitors in a bid to boost a tourism industry badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, becoming the first Central American nation...
Sep 15, 2021
Chinese astronauts leave space station module for Earth
BEIJING (Reuters) - Three Chinese astronauts left a space station module on Thursday on a spacecraft bound for Earth, completing the third of more than 10 missions needed to finish China's first space...
Sep 15, 2021
UN refugee chief warns ‘greater suffering’ likely in Afghanistan
(Reuters) - Afghanistan needs urgent and sustained support from the international community to prevent a larger humanitarian crisis, the head of the U.N. refugee agency said, warning of global implica...
Sep 15, 2021
Golf-Azinger questions Koepka’s Ryder Cup commitment
(Reuters) - Former United States captain Paul Azinger has questioned Brooks Koepka's commitment to the Ryder Cup after the four-times major winner described the biennial event as "a bit odd" and said ...
Sep 15, 2021
Australian watchdog says JBS’ deal for Rivalea raises competition concerns
(Reuters) - Australia's competition regulator on Thursday raised concerns over meatpacker JBS SA's proposed A$175 million ($128.3 million) acquisition of pork processor Rivalea. Brazil's JBS in June a...
Sep 15, 2021
Argentina draft budget puts 2022 GDP growth at 4%, inflation at 33%
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's economy is predicted to grow 4% in 2022, while inflation is expected to hit 33%, according to a draft budget released just before midnight on Wednesday. The draft,...
Sep 15, 2021
NZ says Australia’s new nuclear submarines must stay out of its waters
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that Australia's new nuclear-powered submarines would not be allowed in its territorial waters under a long standing n...
Sep 15, 2021
