Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China pressures influential Taiwanese band ahead of elections - sources
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - China has pressured an influential Taiwanese rock band called Mayday to make pro-China comments ahead of Taiwan's key elections next month, according to sources with di...
Thomson Reuters Dec 27, 2023
Finland will be first to suffer if Russia-NATO tensions escalate - Russian diplomat
(Reuters) - Finland will be the first country to suffer in the event of an escalation of tensions between Russia and NATO due to its proximity to the former, the RIA news agency cited a senior Russian...
Thomson Reuters Dec 27, 2023
Toyota's Daihatsu to compensate lower-tier suppliers for suspended production
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor's small-car unit Daihatsu Motor said on Thursday it would compensate lower-tier contractors in its supply chain to cushion the blow from an indefinite production stoppag...
Thomson Reuters Dec 27, 2023
Singapore imposes civil penalty on Credit Suisse for managers' misconduct
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed a civil penalty of S$3.9 million on Credit Suisse AG for the bank's failure to prevent or detect misconduct by its relations...
Thomson Reuters Dec 27, 2023
Singapore readies sales tax hike as demographic crunch looms
By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore households are bracing for a sales tax hike that takes effect in the new year as the government shores up coffers ahead of an expected surge in social sp...
Thomson Reuters Dec 27, 2023
Broncos bench Russell Wilson, turn to Jarrett Stidham
The Denver Broncos are benching Russell Wilson in favor of backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham this week against the Los Angeles Chargers. Multiple reports said Wednesday that the Broncos were giving s...
Thomson Reuters Dec 27, 2023
Sport-After landmark World Cup, more sponsors keen on women's sport in 2024
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - A gender-equal Olympic Games next year will coincide with increasing sponsorship opportunities for female athletes, experts say, after the Women's World Cup soccer ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 27, 2023
Sport-Pendulum swings towards tighter measures against transgender athletes
By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard's appearance at the 2020 Tokyo Games as the first openly transgender woman to compete at the Olympics received mix...
Thomson Reuters Dec 27, 2023
Soccer-Saudis ready to play long game to realise dream
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - A seismic year for soccer in Saudi Arabia witnessed the turbo-charging of its domestic league with expensive foreign superstars, an audacious bid to host the 2034 W...
Thomson Reuters Dec 27, 2023
Australia checks Hezbollah claim of citizen killed in Israeli strike
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Thursday confirmed two of its citizens were killed in an Israeli air strike in south Lebanon and said it was looking at Hezbollah's claims that one of the...
Thomson Reuters Dec 27, 2023
