Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China's COVID scare sparks run on flu medicines, test kits as far away as Australia
By Stella Qiu and Sophie Yu SYDNEY/BEIJING (Reuters) - The rising alarm over COVID-19 spreading in China was felt in pharmacies in Hong Kong, Macau, and in some neighbourhoods in Australia, as people ...
Dec 15, 2022
Poland holds up EU deal on minimum corporate tax, aid for Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Poland was on Thursday holding up the European Union's formal adoption of a minimum corporate tax for large companies and, by extension, also blocking a whole package of other dea...
Dec 15, 2022
India says air exercise not connected to border clash with China
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's air force will hold an training exercise on Thursday and Friday in the country's east but it is not connected to last week's border scuffles with China in the region, the...
Dec 15, 2022
Japan unit of Britain's Jazz Pharma starts phase III trial of cannabis drug
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese unit of Britain's Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC said on Thursday it had started a phase III trial of a cannabis-based drug for epilepsy. The trial follows a recommendation by...
Dec 15, 2022
JPMorgan, Citi and BNP invest in risk management provider Acin
By Andres Gonzalez LONDON (Reuters) - A group of five banks including JPMorgan, Citi and BNP Paribas are among the investors who backed an overall $24 million fundraising for risk control specialist A...
Dec 15, 2022
Beijing touts institutional advantages in fight against COVID
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday that China has "institutional advantages" to fight COVID after the United States said it could help with a surge ...
Dec 15, 2022
How dams built by China starve the Mekong River Delta of vital sediment
By Kanupriya Kapoor, Simon Scarr and Phuong Nguyen SOC TRANG, Vietnam (Reuters) - Standing on the bank of the Mekong River, Tran Van Cung can see his rice farm wash away before his very eyes. The padd...
Dec 15, 2022
China's BYD to launch new "professional and personal" EV in 2023 - executive
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's BYD Co will launch a new "professional and personal" electric car brand in 2023, Brian Luo, the company's branding assistant general manager, said on Thursday. The new bran...
Dec 15, 2022
China vows 'strong' counter-measures over Manchester incident
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday that "strong and forceful counter-measures" will be taken after accusing Britain of failing to protect Chinese staff at the Chinese co...
Dec 15, 2022
George has triple-double, Clippers beat Timberwolves 99-88
By BETH HARRIS LOS ANGELES - Kawhi Leonard scored 19 points, Paul George had a triple-double and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the undermanned Minnesota Timberwolves 99-88 on Wednesday nigh...
Dec 15, 2022
