Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia’s economy slowed in Q2 ahead of lockdown downturn
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's economy was already slowing in the June quarter before wide-spread coronavirus lockdowns slammed everything into reverse, leaving the country in a desperate race to vacc...
Aug 31, 2021
Dollar pinned near three-week low as U.S payrolls test looms
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar traded near its lowest point in nearly three weeks versus major peers on Wednesday, with investors focused on a key U.S. jobs report due on Friday for cl...
Aug 31, 2021
‘We lost them’ – Afghan Special Olympics officials fret for disabled under Taliban
By Eman Kamel and Hamad Mohammed DOHA (Reuters) - Afghan Special Olympics officials worry those with intellectual disabilities will suffer under Taliban rule, with conditions even worse for disabled w...
Aug 31, 2021
Pakistan frets over security threats from neighbouring Afghanistan
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - There is growing concern among Pakistani officials about security in neighbouring Afghanistan, as the Taliban tries to form a government and stabilise ...
Aug 31, 2021
Britney Spears’ lawyer wants father out immediately as conservator
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The father of Britney Spears should step down immediately and without conditions from his role as conservator of her estate, the singer's lawyer said in court documents. Mathew...
Aug 31, 2021
New Zealand records more than 75 new cases of COVID-19 – report
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand has recorded more than 75 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the New Zealand Herald reported without citing the source of its information. Health authorities are ex...
Aug 31, 2021
Japanese PM Suga says dissolving lower house not possible now
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told reporters that he had no current plans to dissolve the country's lower house due to the severity of the coronavirus situation. The current...
Aug 31, 2021
Exclusive-U.S. Treasury issued new license to ease flow of aid in Afghanistan
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States last week issued a license authorizing it and its partners to continue to facilitate humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, a Treasury Departmen...
Aug 31, 2021
Japan’s Aug factory activity growth slows on resurgence of COVID-19 – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity expanded at a slower rate in August as a resurgence of coronavirus cases in Asia disrupted supply chains across the region, sinking overseas orders into cont...
Aug 31, 2021
Colombia court rejects charging former army commander over extrajudicial killings
By Luis Jaime Acosta and Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) - A court in Colombia has rejected a move by the attorney general's office to bring charges against a former army commander for his alleged r...
Aug 31, 2021
