Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hong Kong reports 1,047 new coronavirus infections
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported 1,047 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, the first time the daily tally has topped 1,000 since mid-April, as cases crept up ahead of celebrations of the 25t...
Jun 15, 2022
WTO makes final push for trade deals, with eyes on defiant India
By Philip Blenkinsop and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - World Trade Organization members entered a tense final day of negotiations on Wednesday, with no certainty they would find consensus on any chang...
Jun 15, 2022
Ukraine says 2.4 million hectares of winter crops won't be harvested because of war
KYIV (Reuters) - Some 2.4 million hectares of winter crops with a total value of $1.435 billion will remain unharvested in Ukraine because of Russia's invasion, the Ukrainian agriculture ministry said...
Jun 15, 2022
Forever 21 takes third crack at China with new bricks and mortar store
By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) - American fast fashion retailer Forever 21 is making its third tilt at the China market, with plans to open a physical store in the country later this month. The bran...
Jun 15, 2022
Chinese capital has reported 327 COVID cases linked to bar - health official
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's capital Beijing has reported a total of 327 COVID cases linked to a bar as of Wednesday afternoon, a health official said. Beijing reported seven new local COVID cases on W...
Jun 15, 2022
Ryanair drops Afrikaans test after backlash in South Africa
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair has dropped a requirement for South African passengers to prove their nationality before travelling by completing a test in Afrikaans, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said a...
Jun 15, 2022
Russia says it has destroyed warehouse for NATO weapons in Ukraine
(Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday its missiles destroyed an ammunition warehouse for weapons donated by NATO alliance countries in Ukraine's western Lviv region. The defence ministry said some of t...
Jun 15, 2022
Less growth, more inflation for German economy in 2022 -Ifo
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's economy is expected to grow more weakly than previously expected this year due to the economic consequences of the war in Ukraine, the Ifo institute said on Wednesday. The...
Jun 15, 2022
Up to 1,200 civilians may be in plant in eye of Ukraine battle, separatist says
LONDON (Reuters) - Up to 1,200 civilians may be holed up in the shelters of the Azot chemical plant in the eastern Ukrainian city where one of the fiercest battles of the war has been raging between R...
Jun 15, 2022
L3Harris in talks to buy Israeli spyware firm NSO - reports
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. defence contractor L3Harris is in talks to buy Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, U.S. and Israeli media reported, citing sources with knowledge of the deal. The deal is yet to...
Jun 15, 2022
