Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan maintains economic assessment in July report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan kept the overall assessment of its economy unchanged for a second straight month in July, retaining the view that conditions remain severe due to the impact of the coronavirus ...
Jul 19, 2021
Taiwan approves Medigen’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's government on Monday approved the use and production of Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, a major step in the island's plans to develop its own va...
Jul 19, 2021
Russia conducts ship-based hypersonic missile test -Ifax cites defence ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has tested a Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile, hitting a ground target off the coast of the Barents Sea at a range of more than 350 km (217 miles), the Interfax new...
Jul 19, 2021
Bill Ackman’s Pershing drops deal for Vivendi’s Universal Music Group
PARIS (Reuters) -Billionaire investor William Ackman's Pershing Square Tontine Holdings has dropped a deal to buy 10% of Vivendi's Universal Music Group (UMG), the label that is home to musicians such...
Jul 19, 2021
Factbox: Automakers cutting back on rare earth magnets
(Reuters) - As tensions mount between China and the United States, automakers in the West are trying to reduce their reliance on a key driver of the electric vehicle revolution - the magnets made with...
Jul 19, 2021
Motor racing-Hamilton subjected to racist abuse online after British GP-reports
(Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton has been subjected to racist abuse online after winning Sunday's British Grand Prix, British media reported. The seven-times world champion celebrated a record eighth win at...
Jul 19, 2021
China frictions steer electric automakers away from rare earth magnets
By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) - As tensions mount between China and the United States, automakers in the West are trying to reduce their reliance on a key driver of the electric vehicle revolution -...
Jul 19, 2021
Olympics-Brisbane bid team land in Tokyo aiming to bring 2032 Games ‘home’
TOKYO (Reuters) - A delegation representing Brisbane's 2032 Summer Olympics bid arrived in Tokyo on Monday and said they are taking nothing for granted ahead of a vote that is widely expected to rubbe...
Jul 19, 2021
Foreign missions in Kabul issue joint call for Taliban ceasefire
KABUL (Reuters) - Fifteen diplomatic missions and the NATO representative in Kabul joined hands on Monday to urge the Taliban to halt military offensives across Afghanistan, just hours after a peace m...
Jul 19, 2021
South Korea poised to kick-start Asia’s monetary tightening
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is set to be the first Asian economy to raise interest rates from pandemic-era lows as its hawkish, outgoing central bank governor steps up efforts to stam...
Jul 19, 2021
