Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.N. to convene Afghanistan aid conference on Sept. 13
ZURICH (Reuters) - The United Nations will convene an international aid conference in Geneva on Sept. 13 to help avert what U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called a "looming humanitarian catas...
Sep 04, 2021
Marine conservation promise helps Belize strike ‘superbond’ deal
(Reuters) - Belize's government said on Friday it had reached a deal with a sizeable portion of its 'superbond' holders to restructure the debt, helped by a promise to spend significant amounts of mon...
Sep 04, 2021
China premier urges major powers to ‘take responsibility’ for environment
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged major powers to "show responsibility" and play a leading role in improving global environmental governance and addressing such challenges as clima...
Sep 04, 2021
Tennis-U.S. Open day five
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Defending champion Naomi Osaka and third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas became high-profile casualties in the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday as two 18-year-olds announced themsel...
Sep 04, 2021
China administered total of 2.092 billion doses of covid-19 vaccines as of Sept 3
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China had administered a total of around 7.5 million COVID-19 vaccines on Friday Sept. 3, bringing the accumulated total to 2.092 billion doses, data from the National Health Comm...
Sep 04, 2021
Tennis-Tiafoe stuns Rublev to move into U.S. Open last-16
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Frances Tiafoe pulled off a remarkable comeback to upset fifth seed Andrey Rublev 4-6 6-3 7-6(6) 4-6 6-1 in a see-saw encounter to move into the fourth round of the U.S. ...
Sep 04, 2021
Didi denies reports that Beijing city is coordinating companies to invest in it
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ride hailing giant Didi global inc said on Saturday that media reports that the Beijing city government is coordinating companies to invest in it are incorrect. Bloomberg N...
Sep 04, 2021
Iran dismisses U.S. sanctions of Iranians over alleged kidnap plot
(Reuters) - Iran on Saturday dismissed new U.S. sanctions on four Iranians over an alleged plot to kidnap an Iranian-American journalist, saying the move reflects Washington's "addiction to sanctions"...
Sep 04, 2021
Tech giants seek meeting with new Malaysian PM on foreign ship cable waiver
By Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon are seeking to meet Malaysia's Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to ask that foreign vessels be allowed to repair undersea c...
Sep 04, 2021
Thai PM survives no confidence vote as more anti-government protests planned
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and five cabinet ministers comfortably survived a vote of no confidence in parliament on Saturday as activists planned more protests htt...
Sep 04, 2021
