Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hapag-Lloyd: will continue to divert vessels from the Suez Canal
BERLIN (Reuters) -Hapag-Lloyd has decided to continue diverting its vessels around the Suez Canal for security reasons, a spokesperson for the German container shipper told Reuters on Friday, adding a...
Dec 29, 2023
Japan lodges protest with S.Korea over reported disputed islets military drill
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Foreign Ministry lodged a stern protest with the South Korean embassy in Tokyo and South Korea's foreign ministry over a military drill reportedly conducted practising the de...
Dec 29, 2023
U.S. drivers hope for lower pump prices in 2024 as gasoline stocks climb
By Shariq Khan (Reuters) - American drivers can expect lower motor fuel costs for a second-straight year in 2024 as a jump in global refining capacity and a surplus in U.S. gasoline stocks drive down ...
Dec 29, 2023
In Nigeria and much of Africa, Catholic same-sex couples see no blessings soon
By Abraham Achirga ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian Catholic couple Jane and Lucy have little hope their local parish church will bless their same-sex union anytime soon, as conservative priests across Afri...
Dec 29, 2023
Workers bedeck Indian town with flowers amid preparations for temple opening
By Saurabh Sharma and Anushree Fadnavis AYODHYA, India (Reuters) - Less than a month before a grand Hindu temple opens, India's northern town of Ayodhya is buzzing with activity as finishing touches a...
Dec 29, 2023
Turkey detains 29 people with suspected Islamic State ties planning attacks, says minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish authorities have detained 29 people suspected of having ties to militant group Islamic State in operations across nine provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Fr...
Dec 29, 2023
China appoints Dong Jun as new defence minister - state media
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) -China named Dong Jun as its new defence minister on Friday to replace the last minister who disappeared four months ago. The appointment by Chinese lawmakers comes a...
Dec 29, 2023
NATO air forces scrambled over 300 times in 2023 due to Russian military aircraft
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO air forces were scrambled more than 300 times in response to Russian military aircraft in 2023, the treaty organisation said on Friday. "The vast majority of aerial encounter...
Dec 29, 2023
Russian court sentences Navalny ally in Siberia to 9.5 years in prison
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court sentenced an ally of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Friday to nine and a half years in prison for running an "extremist organisation", her legal team said. ...
Dec 29, 2023
Kremlin says it has a list of Western assets to be seized if Russian assets are confiscated
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has a list of Western assets that would be seized if G7 leaders decide to confiscate $300 billion in frozen Russian central bank assets, the Kremlin said on Friday. G7 leader...
Dec 29, 2023
