Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan seeking to secure safety of nationals in Afghanistan -government spokesman
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is in close contact with a "small number" of Japanese nationals who are still in Afghanistan, and is seeking to secure their safty after Taliban militants took over Kabul, the ...
Aug 17, 2021
Dollar stands tall as COVID stalks kiwi
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar hit a nine-month high against the euro and held broad gains elsewhere on Wednesday as investors have cut exposure to riskier currencies, mostly on vir...
Aug 17, 2021
Huawei will return to smartphone ‘throne’ despite crippling sanctions, chairman says
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies' chairman said while U.S. sanctions have choked its smartphone business, it will not give up and plans to eventually return to the industry's "throne". ...
Aug 17, 2021
Asian shares pinned at lows after Wall St falls, NZ holds rates steady
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares held near year-to-date lows on Wednesday as overnight declines on Wall Street reinforced worries about the economic impact of the Delta coronavirus vari...
Aug 17, 2021
Former Malaysia deputy PM emerges as leading candidate for premier
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's former deputy premier, Ismail Sabri Yaakob, has emerged as a leading candidate to be the country's next prime minister ahead of a Wednesday afternoon deadline set b...
Aug 17, 2021
Southeast Asia needs vaccine access to curb record deaths -Red Cross
(Reuters) - Southeast Asian countries need more help securing COVID-19 vaccines, as the region struggles to contain record infections and deaths driven by the Delta variant, the International Federati...
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. real estate heir Robert Durst says he would lie about murder in L.A. trial
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Real estate heir Robert Durst said in a Los Angeles courtroom on Tuesday that he would lie under oath rather than admit killing someone, but that he had not lied during fi...
Aug 17, 2021
FBI joins probe of Colorado county election equipment security breach
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - The FBI said on Tuesday that it has opened an investigation into the suspected security breach of voting equipment in a western Colorado county, which Colorado's se...
Aug 17, 2021
Oil edges lower as spread of Delta variant clouds prospects for demand
By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices dipped on Wednesday, a fifth day of declines with investors wary about prospects for stronger fuel demand as the use of rail, air and other forms of tra...
Aug 17, 2021
Baseball-Oakland pitcher Bassitt ‘conscious and aware’ after being hit on head
(Reuters) - Oakland pitcher Chris Bassitt was "conscious and aware" after being struck on the head in the second inning of the Athletics' game against the White Sox in Chicago on Tuesday. Video footag...
Aug 17, 2021
