Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
Australia’s housing boom defies Delta, boasts best year since 1989
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian home prices rose at the fastest annual pace since 1989 in August as coronavirus lockdowns weighed more on supply than demand, though months of blistering ga...
Aug 31, 2021
Japan finds another Moderna vial suspected to contain foreign substance
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Kanagawa prefecture said it has found another vial of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine suspected of containing a foreign substance and has put the rest of the lot on hold. In a...
Aug 31, 2021
COVID-19 cases rise in Australia’s Victoria as lockdown extension looms
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state saw a jump in new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday as the government prepared to extend a hard lockdown to contain an outbreak of the Delta...
Aug 31, 2021
Some 30% of global tree species at risk of extinction – report
By Oliver Griffin (Reuters) - Almost a third of the world's tree species are at risk of extinction, while hundreds are on the brink of being wiped out, according to a landmark report published by Bota...
Aug 31, 2021
Colombia’s ex-President Andres Pastrana defends efforts to build peace
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's ex-President Andres Pastrana said on Tuesday his government had laid the ground work for building peace in the South American country, even though he...
Aug 31, 2021
Soccer – Atletico re-sign Griezmann on loan from Barcelona
MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid on Tuesday sensationally announced they had re-signed French forward Antoine Griezmann on a season-long loan from Barcelona, with the option to make it a two-season ...
Aug 31, 2021
