Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thai royalists call for no changes to constitution
By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hundreds of Thai royalists in yellow shirts demonstrated outside parliament on Tuesday, calling on lawmakers to reject changes to th...
Nov 17, 2020
Saudi Aramco markets five-tranche dollar bonds: document
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco began marketing a five-tranche U.S. dollar-denominated bond sale on Tuesday, a document from one of the banks arranging the deal showed. The world's biggest oil producer...
Nov 17, 2020
Ethiopia carries out air strikes in Tigray, PM says surrender ultimatum over
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's National Defense Forces carried out "precision led and surgical air operations" outside of Tigray's capital Makelle, the government's emergency task-force said on Tu...
Nov 17, 2020
Funding for climate disasters is ‘failing’ those most vulnerable, says IFRC
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The number of disasters caused by extreme weather and climate-related events is surging, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said in a...
Nov 17, 2020
Exclusive: Indonesia sovereign wealth fund aims to raise $15 billion by offering multiple funds
By Tom Allard, Gayatri Suroyo and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's new sovereign wealth fund will offer dedicated industry funds in a bid to drum up $15 billion investment and deepen a...
Nov 16, 2020
Coronavirus cases in India drop to lowest since mid-July
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Daily coronavirus infections in India fell to their lowest since mid-July, with 29,163 new cases reported for the last 24 hours, taking the total to 8.87 million, the health ministr...
Nov 16, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 14,419 to 815,746: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 14,419 to 815,746, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The reporte...
Nov 16, 2020
China’s Tsinghua Unigroup defaults on $198 million bond: sources
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Tsinghua Unigroup, a major government-backed player in China's technology race, has defaulted on a 1.3-billion-yuan ($197.96 million) bond, three sources said, as several high-pro...
Nov 16, 2020
Charlotte postpones game at No. 15 Marshall
A COVID-19 outbreak within the Charlotte football program led the 49ers to postponed their scheduled Saturday road game against No. 15 Marshall. Charlotte athletic director Mike Hill made the announce...
Nov 16, 2020
Senior Chinese official says authorities working on more Hong Kong reforms, including judiciary
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A senior Chinese official said on Tuesday that authorities are working on reforms related to semi-autonomous Hong Kong's mini-constitution, including its judicial system. Zhang X...
Nov 16, 2020
