Author Archives: Syndicated Content
After sweeping party poll, Japan’s Suga faces tricky call on snap election
By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - As Japan's next prime minister, Yoshihide Suga will face an early, and difficult, leadership decision: whether to call an general election before his honeymoon with vot...
Sep 15, 2020
Shell focused on turning around troubled Australian operations
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Undaunted by hefty writedowns on its Australian gas assets, Royal Dutch Shell sees its liquefied natural gas business and "new energy" acquisitions Down Under as c...
Sep 15, 2020
Badminton: Thomas and Uber Cup postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - This year's Thomas and Uber Cup Finals in Denmark have been postponed until 2021 after the withdrawal of several teams amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said...
Sep 15, 2020
LPGA Tour’s BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea cancelled: Yonhap
(Reuters) - The LPGA Tour has cancelled its event in South Korea, the $2 million BMW Ladies Championship, due to travel restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday....
Sep 15, 2020
India’s tally of coronavirus infections nears 5 million
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India reported 83,809 new coronavirus infections for its lowest daily jump in a week, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The world's second-most populous nation appeared to be on ...
Sep 15, 2020
Pandemic’s ‘great reset’ makes energy firms invest more in renewables: executives
By Florence Tan and Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The economic trauma caused by the coronavirus pandemic persuaded energy companies to step-up investments in renewables, hydrogen and other low carb...
Sep 15, 2020
America’s wealthy likely to power pandemic-hit U.S. holiday sales: Deloitte
(Reuters) - The wealthy in America are expected to splurge online for gifts and home decorations this holiday season, even as the COVID-19 pandemic erodes sales growth to the slowest in at least a dec...
Sep 15, 2020
Funds and firms call for tougher 2030 EU climate target
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Investors managing trillions in assets and more than 120 business leaders called on the European Union to commit to cut emissions by at least 55% by 2030 on Tuesday...
Sep 15, 2020
U.N. chief to push pandemic ceasefire at world leaders meeting, but fears opportunities lost
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will use his annual address to world leaders next week to push for a global ceasefire until the end of 2020 so co...
Sep 15, 2020
Tokyo Games to decide COVID-19 ‘counter-measures’ by end of year: IOC’s Coates
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Organisers are ploughing ahead with the postponed Tokyo Olympics and will decide by the end of the year what "counter-measures" are required to hold them safely in the time of COVID...
Sep 14, 2020
