Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Golf-Straka storms to Tokyo lead as Matsuyama grinds
By Toshiki Hashimoto KAWAGOE, Japan (Reuters) - Austrian surprise package Sepp Straka upstaged a slew of golf's biggest names at the Olympics on Thursday to take a one-shot lead in a sweltering openin...
Jul 29, 2021
Malaysian premier faces calls to resign after palace rebuke
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin faced calls to resign on Thursday from the opposition and the biggest bloc in the ruling coalition, after a rebuke by the king over t...
Jul 29, 2021
Euro zone sentiment hits record high in July, peak may be near
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone economic sentiment hit a record high in July, estimates from the European Commission showed on Thursday, but a drop in optimism among consumers and the slower rate of in...
Jul 29, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Australia coaches hit back at attacks over relay team selection
By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia's swimming coaches came out swinging in defence of their selection decisions on Thursday after their powerful women's 4x200m freestyle relay team finishe...
Jul 29, 2021
Russia fines Google 3 million rbls for violating personal data law
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday fined Google 3 million roubles ($41,017) for violating personal data legislation, Google's first fine for that offence, Moscow's Tagansky District Court said. Goo...
Jul 29, 2021
South Africa property, retail firms bet on townships despite unrest
By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Recent unrest in South Africa damaged hundreds of businesses but property developers and retailers say they remain committed to the fast-growing consumer mar...
Jul 29, 2021
German utility leaders’ demands on the next government
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany goes to the polls in September in which outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives are pitted against the ecologist Greens over energy issues, including the best w...
Jul 29, 2021
AstraZeneca hopes to settle EU legal dispute in coming weeks – exec
LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca hopes to settle a legal dispute with the European Union over COVID-19 vaccine deliveries in the coming weeks, a senior executive said on Thursday, potentially ending a r...
Jul 29, 2021
Japan’s daily COVID-19 cases exceed 10,000 for first time – Nippon TV
TOKYO (Reuters) - Newly reported daily COVID-19 cases in Japan exceeded 10,000 for the first time, Nippon Television reported on Thursday, after the Tokyo metropolitan government reported a record-hig...
Jul 29, 2021
Westpac economist says Australia central bank should lift bond purchases immediately
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank should immediately boost its bond purchase programme from A$5 billion per week to A$6 billion, Westpac chief economist Bill Evans said, in order to cushion ...
Jul 29, 2021
