Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japanese PM Ishiba: important to strengthen US-Japan alliance
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday he wanted to strengthen his country's alliance with the United States, as he pushed for as early as possible a meeting with U.S...
Thomson Reuters Dec 24, 2024
Exclusive-India reviews $30 billion sulphur-cutting programme for coal plants
By Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is reviewing a decade-old $30 billion programme requiring coal-fired power plants to install equipment to cut sulphur emissions after government-ba...
Thomson Reuters Dec 24, 2024
AstraZeneca withdraws application for lung cancer drug in EU
LONDON (Reuters) -AstraZeneca has voluntarily withdrawn its marketing authorisation application with the EU's medicines regulator for its experimental precision drug for the treatment of a type of lun...
Thomson Reuters Dec 24, 2024
NHL roundup: Sabres rout Islanders to halt 13-game skid
Beck Malenstyn scored just 2:07 into the game Monday night for the visiting Buffalo Sabres, who never trailed as they snapped a 13-game losing streak by routing the New York Islanders 7-1 in Elmont, N...
Thomson Reuters Dec 24, 2024
Thai government plans slightly higher spending in 2025-2026 fiscal year
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is planning a small rise in spending of 3.78 trillion baht ($110.7 billion) for the 2026 fiscal year and a slightly lower deficit of 860 billion that year, the government ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 24, 2024
Russian court jails U.S. citizen Spector for 15 years in espionage case, RIA says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court has sentenced U.S. citizen Eugene Spector to 15 years in jail for espionage, Russia's RIA state news agency reported on Tuesday. Currently serving a 3-1/2-year sente...
Thomson Reuters Dec 24, 2024
China and Japan expected to discuss seafood ban on Wednesday
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya in Beijing on Wednesday, the Chinese foreign ministry said, when both men are expected ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 24, 2024
Israel asks diplomats to seek Houthis' listing as terrorists
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel has instructed its diplomatic missions in Europe to try to get the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen designated as a terrorist organisation. The Houthis have repeated...
Thomson Reuters Dec 24, 2024
The barnacle, Spaniards' favourite Christmas dish, imperilled by climate change
By Leonardo Benassatto and Nacho Doce CORME, Spain (Reuters) - On the craggy rocks on northwestern Spain's treacherous Costa da Morte (Death Coast), wetsuit-clad fishermen dodge crashing waves as they...
Thomson Reuters Dec 24, 2024
Japan aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions 60% by 2035 vs 2013 levels
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's environment and industry ministries on Tuesday finalised a plan to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 60% from 2013 levels by 2035, up from its 2030 goal ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 24, 2024