Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indian police arrest 1,800 men in crackdown on underage marriage
By Zarir Hussain GUWAHATI (Reuters) - Police in Assam have arrested more than 1,800 men for marrying or arranging marriages to underage girls, launching what the eastern Indian state's chief minister ...
Feb 03, 2023
Exclusive-Big stimulus unlikely as China considers steps to support consumers-sources
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - China's policymakers plan to show more support for domestic demand this year but are likely to stop short of splashing out big on direct consumer subsidies, keeping th...
Feb 03, 2023
Eight migrants found dead, two missing on ship off Lampedusa coast
ROME (Reuters) -Eight migrants were found dead and two were missing from a ship rescued by the Italian coast guard off the coast of the southern island of Lampedusa, a prosecutor said on Friday. Aroun...
Feb 03, 2023
Kenya private sector activity jumps in January - PMI
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's private sector activity rose for a third consecutive month in January, helped by improved business in agriculture, manufacturing, services and wholesale and retail sectors,...
Feb 03, 2023
Lockmaker Assa Abloy boosts dividend, but wary on outlook
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Assa Abloy, the world's biggest lockmaker, raised its dividend more than expected as it met quarterly profit forecasts on Friday, signalling its confidence even as it braces for a...
Feb 03, 2023
Chinese New Year slows Volvo Cars' sales growth in January
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden-based Volvo Car AB said on Friday its sales increased by 2% year-on-year in January to 48,520 cars, but tumbled in China due to public holidays. Volvo Cars, which is majori...
Feb 03, 2023
China objects to more nuclear sub talks among UK, U.S, Australia
BEIJING (Reuters) - China "firmly objects" to further cooperation between Britain, U.S. and Australia on nuclear submarines, its foreign ministry said in a regular briefing on Friday. Chinese foreign ...
Feb 03, 2023
Disgraced ex-South Korea minister gets two years jail over graft scandal
By Hyonhee Shin and Minwoo Park SEOUL (Reuters) -A disgraced former South Korean politician, Cho Kuk, was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday for forging documents to facilitate his children's ...
Feb 03, 2023
Turkey inflation higher than expected at nearly 58%
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish annual inflation dipped to 57.68% in January, official data showed on Friday, but was well above forecasts despite a favourable base effect that is expected to carry on un...
Feb 03, 2023
SoftBank Q3 seen under pressure from tech weakness, Arm IPO eyed
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp's quarterly earnings on Tuesday are set to show persistent pressure from tech valuations that have yet to recover from a global sell-off, addi...
Feb 03, 2023
