Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Twin YouTube pranksters plead guilty to staging fake bank robberies
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - YouTube stars Alan and Alex Stokes, twins known for provocative video gags, have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from two fake bank robberies they staged in ...
Mar 31, 2021
Dozens of Hong Kong listed companies suspend trading
HONG KONG (Reuters) - More than 70 Hong Kong-listed companies' shares were suspended from trading on Thursday morning, according to stock exchange filings. Several of the filings said the companies ha...
Mar 31, 2021
China’s March factory activity growth lowest in almost a year: Caixin PMI
BEIJING(Reuters) - China's factory activity in March expanded at the slowest pace in almost a year on softer overall domestic demand, but underlying economic conditions remained positive even as input...
Mar 31, 2021
Boxing: ‘I need those big guys’, Australian Tszyu looks to go global
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian super welterweight Tim Tszyu has once again voiced his desire to take on the best in the world after extending his record to 18-0 with a fifth round TKO of Dennis Hogan i...
Mar 31, 2021
New Zealand defends absence from joint statement on WHO coronavirus report
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand said on Thursday it wants to independently analyse the World Health Organization's (WHO) report on the origins of the novel coronavirus before it commented, explaini...
Mar 31, 2021
U.S., Philippines officials discuss Chinese activities in South China Sea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, in a call with Philippines national security adviser Hermogenes Esperon on Wednesday, discussed their shared concerns over C...
Mar 31, 2021
Chile’s Codelco agrees contract deal with workers at Radomiro Tomic mine, strike fears defused
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Workers at Chilean state copper giant Codelco's Radomiro Tomic mine accepted a new contract offer from the firm on Wednesday, defusing worries about a potential ...
Mar 31, 2021
Japan announces emergency response in Osaka area to curb COVID-19 cases
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Thursday that emergency response measures would be taken in the Osaka area to prevent spread of the coronavirus. The measures wou...
Mar 31, 2021
Verdict looms for 9 senior Hong Kong democrats in landmark unlawful assembly case
By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court will hand down verdicts on Thursday for nine prominent democrats on unauthorised assembly charges, including 82-year-old barrister Martin Lee a...
Mar 31, 2021
U.S. ITC says SK Innovation didn’t infringe on LG Energy Solution patents
SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) said on Wednesday South Korean battery company SK Innovation Co Ltd did not violate rival LG Energy Solution's battery-related patents. ...
Mar 31, 2021
