Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Volkswagen says will suspend some production in Mexico due to gas shortage
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Volkswagen will suspend some production in Mexico on Thursday and Friday due to a limited natural gas supply in the country, the company's Mexico unit said on Wednesday. The Ge...
Feb 17, 2021
Sailing: Challenger Series final to resume this weekend without spectators
(Reuters) - America's Cup organisers said on Thursday the Challenger Series final between Luna Rossa and INEOS Team UK will resume this weekend without spectators as Auckland remains under COVID-19 re...
Feb 17, 2021
BOJ’s Kuroda says explained March review plan to PM Suga
By Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday he explained to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga the central bank's plan to conduct a review of its policy ...
Feb 17, 2021
Malaysian court orders wife of ex-PM Najib to enter defence in graft trial
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian court on Thursday ordered Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, to enter a defence in a corruption trial linked to a mult...
Feb 17, 2021
Oil prices extend gains as Texas cold snap cuts U.S. output
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose as much as a dollar on Thursday, extending this week's gains and hitting 13-month highs, as a cold snap sweeping Texas and surrounding regions shut a...
Feb 17, 2021
Baidu says has decided on a CEO and brand for its EV company with Geely
BEIJING (Reuters) - Baidu has appointed a chief executive officer and decided on a brand for its electric vehicle (EV) venture with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, the Chinese search engine giant said o...
Feb 17, 2021
New Zealand’s Ardern announces free sanitary products in all schools to beat period poverty
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - All New Zealand schools will have free access to sanitary products from June, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday, an initiative aimed at stampi...
Feb 17, 2021
Blinken raises immigration issue in call with Guatemalan foreign minister
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Guatemalan Foreign Minister Pedro Brolo in a phone call on Wednesday that Washington was committed to addressing the causes of illega...
Feb 17, 2021
As Texas shivers through fourth day of outage, finger-pointing begins
By Erwin Seba and Jennifer Hiller HOUSTON (Reuters) - Widespread power outages and bone chilling cold that left millions of Texans to shiver in the dark sparked a fury this week among residents and po...
Feb 17, 2021
Australian regulator raises antitrust doubts over Aon’s $30-billion Willis Towers bid
(Reuters) - Australia's competition regulator on Thursday raised initial concerns over Aon's $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson to create the world's largest insurance broker, close on the heels...
Feb 17, 2021
