Author Archives: Syndicated Content
King Dollar stands tall as recession fears churn global markets
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - A cocktail of global growth fears, Federal Reserve hawkishness and euro weakness has boosted the U.S. dollar to its highest level in around 20 years, and some...
Jul 07, 2022
Isolating the Taliban: How young landmine victims may be collateral damage
By Charlotte Greenfield QAFAS KALAY, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A group of Afghan children were grazing sheep in fields near the village of Bolak Wandi in eastern Helmand when they spotted a metallic obj...
Jul 07, 2022
Golf-McIlroy calls for peace talks between PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf
(Reuters) - Rory McIlroy said the PGA Tour and DP World Tour should hold talks with the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series as the escalating tension between the circuits is "splitting the game". Lee Westwoo...
Jul 07, 2022
Shanghai chases karaoke COVID cluster as China looks to curb outbreaks
By Brenda Goh and Roxanne Liu SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Millions in Shanghai queued up for a third day of mass COVID-19 testing on Thursday as authorities in several Chinese cities scrambled to sta...
Jul 06, 2022
Hong Kong suspends flight bans as it eases COVID rules
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong is suspending a rule that banned individual flights for bringing in COVID-19 patients, as it caused "unnecessary trouble" and inconvenience to residents of the global f...
Jul 06, 2022
Winnipeg Defence Highlights Win Over Redhawks
FARGO, N.D. - The Winnipeg Goldeyes (25-23) rode great defensive play after great defensive play on Wednesday night and beat the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (34-14) by a score of 5-3 at Newman Outdoor Fie...
Jul 06, 2022
Factbox: Main parties contesting Japan's upper house election
(Corrects year of establishment of DPFP to 2020 from 2000 in July 6 story) By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan holds an upper house election on Sunday that is key to Prime Minister Fumio Kishi...
Jul 06, 2022
Factbox-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 549.04 million, death toll at 6,766,468
By Lynx Insight Service (Reuters) - More than 549.04 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 6,766,468 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infection...
Jul 06, 2022
Cost-of-living crisis driving 'breathtaking' surge in extreme poverty - UNDP
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The global cost-of-living crisis is pushing an additional 71 million people in the world's poorest countries into extreme poverty, a new report published by the U.N. D...
Jul 06, 2022
China's Xiaomi produces first smartphones in Vietnam
HANOI (Reuters) - China's Xiaomi Corp has produced its first batch of smartphones in Vietnam, the company said on Thursday, as it seeks to expand its foothold in Southeast Asia. The devices were produ...
Jul 06, 2022
