Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Clean-up off China’s Qingdao port continues after oil spill from ship collision
BEIJING (Reuters) - Clean-up work continued on Wednesday near the Chinese port city of Qingdao, a day after a yet-to-be determined quantity of oil spilled into the Yellow Sea after a tanker carrying a...
Apr 27, 2021
Australia’s Lynas to provide Malaysian authorities more info to resume radioactive waste disposal assessment
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Australian miner Lynas Rare Earths Limited is working to provide more information requested by Malaysian authorities to resume an assessment of its application to build a faci...
Apr 27, 2021
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Assam, India: EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck Assam, India, on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), EMSC said. (R...
Apr 27, 2021
Mexico’s electoral body blocks ruling party candidate in gubernatorial election over spending report
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's highest electoral authority on Tuesday formally blocked the gubernatorial candidacy of a ruling-party politician, backed by the country's president, for failing to sub...
Apr 27, 2021
Asian shares mixed as earnings fail to inspire before Fed
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday as already high valuations discouraged investors from buying equities ahead of a closely-watched U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. M...
Apr 27, 2021
Samsung’s Lee family to pay more than 12 trln won inheritance taxes
SEOUL (Reuters) - The family of deceased Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee said on Wednesday it will pay more than 12 trillion won ($10.78 billion) in inheritance taxes for the estate of the la...
Apr 27, 2021
Dollar pins hopes on Fed, Biden for cementing rebound from 8-week low
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar is set to take its cue from the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy statement and President Joe Biden's speech on Wednesday, as it seeks to extend a recovery fr...
Apr 27, 2021
Mayweather exhibition match against YouTuber Logan Paul back on, set for June 6
(Reuters) - An exhibition match between undefeated former world champion Floyd Mayweather and YouTube star-turned-amateur boxer Logan Paul is back on. The pair will face off June 6 at Hard Rock Stadiu...
Apr 27, 2021
Myanmar National Unity Govt PM urges ASEAN to engage with them
(Reuters) - Myanmar's National Unity Government, which includes ousted lawmakers, appreciates the support from Southeast Asian countries, but the body's prime minister said he was concerned by "any mi...
Apr 27, 2021
Japan’s retail sales rise at fastest pace in five months
By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese retail sales rose at the fastest pace in five months in March as consumer demand recovered from the huge hit it took from the coron...
Apr 27, 2021
