Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China says door to Xinjiang ‘always open’ but U.N. rights boss should not prejudge
GENEVA (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday that it was discussing a visit to its Xinjiang region by United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, but that she should not set out with the aim of c...
Mar 02, 2021
Tokyo 2020 organisers to raise ratio of women on its board to 42%
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 organising committee chief executive Toshiro Muto said on Tuesday the committee planned to add 12 new female directors to its board, raising the ratio of women to 42%. Org...
Mar 02, 2021
‘Pawri’ power: 5-second social media clip pulls India, Pakistan closer
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - A 19-year-old Pakistani student who shot to fame after her five-second video went viral on social media across the subcontinent, hopes numerous rendit...
Mar 02, 2021
Iraq receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq received its first 50,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by China as the country is struggling to cope with a new surge of the disease. An Iraqi military tran...
Mar 02, 2021
Gorbachev, last Soviet leader, to mark 90th birthday on Zoom as Putin lauds him
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, was expected to throw a Zoom party on Tuesday to celebrate his 90th birthday as President Vladimir Putin lauded him as an outstanding stat...
Mar 02, 2021
Baker Hughes, Akastor merging offshore oil drilling ops
OSLO (Reuters) - Engineering companies Baker Hughes and Akastor plan to merge their offshore oil drilling equipment units to form a global company serving the energy industry, the U.S. and Norwegian f...
Mar 02, 2021
Former Liverpool forward St John dies aged 82
(Reuters) - Former Liverpool and Scotland striker Ian St John has died aged 82 following a long illness, the Premier League champions said on Tuesday. St John was a key part of the Liverpool team mana...
Mar 02, 2021
Boohoo defends supplier practices after report of possible U.S. import ban
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Boohoo defended its supplier practices again on Tuesday after a Sky News report said the online fashion retailer faced the possibility of a U.S. import ban due to allegati...
Mar 02, 2021
Russia’s Novak preparing for OPEC+ meeting on March 4: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak is preparing to take part in an OPEC+ meeting on March 4, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, declining to comment further. The group meets on...
Mar 02, 2021
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala hires banks for dual-tranche euro bonds: document
DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala has hired banks to arrange a planned dual-tranche issue of euro-denominated bonds, a document showed on Tuesday. Citi and JPMorgan were hired as global ...
Mar 02, 2021
