Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer: What hardline Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab’s return means for Indonesian politics
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Six supporters of Indonesian Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab were killed in a shootout on Monday, police said, raising worries the clash could reignite tensions between authorities an...
Dec 08, 2020
Analysis: Second COVID-19 wave tests Turkey’s commitment to austerity, higher rates
By Berna Suleymanoglu, Orhan Coskun and Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A surge in COVID-19 infections and the prospect of another economic downturn could sorely test Turkish President Tayyip Erdoga...
Dec 08, 2020
Big carbon? Oil majors turn to nature to help plug revenue gap
By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) - Oil companies such as BP and Shell are nurturing nature as a future revenue stream, betting on an expected rise in carbon credit prices as their fossil fuel profi...
Dec 08, 2020
Australia’s western state removes quarantine requirements for more travellers
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's western state began on Tuesday to allow travellers from Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) to enter without having to quarantine for the first time in e...
Dec 08, 2020
China removes TripAdvisor, 104 other apps from stores under cleansing campaign
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China has removed 105 apps including that of U.S. travel firm TripAdvisor Inc from app stores in the country, under a new campaign to cleanse stores of apps it deems spread conte...
Dec 07, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 14,054: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 14,054 to 1,197,709, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The repor...
Dec 07, 2020
India investigates if organochlorines behind unknown illness
By Jatindra Dash BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Indian authorities are investigating if organochlorines used as pesticides or in mosquito control caused the death of one person and hospitalisation of ...
Dec 07, 2020
Chuck Yeager, who broke sound barrier with ‘right stuff,’ dead at 97
(Reuters) - Chuck Yeager, the steely "Right Stuff" test pilot who took aviation to the doorstep of space by becoming the first person to break the sound barrier, died on Monday at the age of 97. "It i...
Dec 07, 2020
India reports lowest daily rise in coronavirus cases since July 10
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India reported 26,567 new coronavirus infections, data from the health ministry showed on Tuesday, the lowest daily increase since July 10, according to a Reuters tally. Daily cases...
Dec 07, 2020
Serum likely to supply COVID-19 vaccine at over $3 a dose to Indian govternment: Business Standard
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine producer by volume, is close to signing a supply contract with the country's Central government and likely to fix prices at ...
Dec 07, 2020
