Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Search for remains of indigenous children killed in Guatemala massacre blocked by residents
By Bill Barreto GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Residents of a Mayan community in Guatemala prevented experts on Tuesday from beginning to exhume the remains of more than 100 children believed to have been...
Sep 28, 2021
What to watch for in Japan’s leadership vote Wednesday
By Antoni Slodkowski (Reuters) - Japan's ruling party votes for a new leader on Wednesday in an unusually unpredictable tussle that will essentially decide the next prime minister of the world's third...
Sep 28, 2021
Chilean bill to allow for fourth pension withdrawal advances in Congress
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's lower congressional chamber on Tuesday approved a bill that would allow citizens to make a fourth withdrawal from their pension funds, and sent it to the Senate for a vote...
Sep 28, 2021
China Evergrande shares rise, as it faces bond interest payment
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares of embattled China Evergrande rose around 2% on Wednesday ahead of a deadline for an interest payment to offshore bondholders that gives the property developer its next te...
Sep 28, 2021
Investors with $4 trln assets aim to tackle Asian firms on climate change goals
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A group of six investors with a combined $4 trillion of assets under management, including Fidelity International, said on Wednesday it aims to step up engagement with big Asian ...
Sep 28, 2021
Apple, Google asked to turn in South Korea compliance plans by mid-October
SEOUL (Reuters) - Apple and Alphabet's Google have been asked to turn in by mid-October compliance plans for a new South Korean law that bans major app store operators from forcing software developers...
Sep 28, 2021
China’s new infrastructure still relies on carbon-intensive supply chains – Greenpeace
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A report from environmental group Greenpeace found that new Chinese infrastructure still relies on carbon-intensive supply chains, though they emitted less carbon than traditional...
Sep 28, 2021
Dollar stands tall as traders brace for tapering
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar traded near its highest levels of the year on Wednesday, after driving higher with U.S. yields and benefiting from investor nervousness about the Fede...
Sep 28, 2021
Facebook whistleblower to testify at U.S. Senate hearing next week, lawmakers say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators said on Tuesday a Facebook Inc whistleblower will testify at a Senate hearing next week about what one of them called the social media company's "toxic effects...
Sep 28, 2021
China Evergrande to transfer $1.5 billion stake in Shengjing Bank to state firm
(Reuters) - Debt-laden China Evergrande Group said on Wednesday it planned to transfer 1.75 billion shares of Shengjing Bank Co Ltd for 9.99 billion yuan ($1.5 billion). The shares, representing 19.93...
Sep 28, 2021
