Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan’s defence ministry seeks fresh hike in military spending
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's defence ministry is seeking an annual budget increase that will add to past hikes to expand military spending over a decade by almost a sixth, as it looks to cou...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2021
Tennis-Kyrgios throws in the towel in first round loss
By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios spent more time battling chair umpire Carlos Bernardes than opponent Roberto Bautista Agut at the U.S. Open on Monday as the truculent Australian slu...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2021
Tennis-Medvedev makes strong start to U.S. Open title bid
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russian second seed Daniil Medvedev stayed solid from the baseline against Frenchman Richard Gasquet to advance to the second round of the U.S. Open with a 6-4 6-3 6-1 victory on ...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2021
Leaving Afghanistan, U.S. general’s ghostly image books place in history
(Reuters) - Carrying his rifle down by his side, Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the storied 82nd Airborne Division, became the last U.S. soldier to board the final flight out of Afghanistan...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2021
Eat smart: IDEO’s Vivian Barad on rethinking global food systems
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - At a meal, few people know the long and complicated process of how the food ended up there. Vivian Barad does. As managing director of the food practice for global...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2021
China’s biggest air show to highlight homegrown technology
By Stella Qiu and Jamie Freed BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) - China's biggest air show will put its homegrown civil and military aviation technology on display next month, the mayor of host city Zhuhai sai...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2021
Turkey’s Erdogan holds talks with de facto UAE leader
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has spoken by phone with the UAE's de facto ruler, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Erdogan's office said on Tuesday, in a fre...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2021
South Korea to begin offering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots in October
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea plans to begin giving out COVID-19 booster shots from October, joining several countries that have approved such doses amid resurgent infections and concern...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2021
Farmworker found guilty of murdering Iowa student is sentenced to life in prison
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - A Mexican farmworker found guilty in May of murdering an Iowa college student three years ago, was sentenced on Monday to life in prison without parole. The case was seiz...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2021
U.S. Treasury says China private equity’s Magnachip purchase poses security risks
SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said the acquisition of Magnachip Semiconductor Corp by a Chinese private equity firm posed "risks to national security", in another hurdle for Chinese c...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2021
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