Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Back-to-school spending to set record on pricier supplies - report
By Deborah Mary Sophia (Reuters) - Retailers are set for the strongest back-to-school shopping season on record as inflation drives up prices of clothes and supplies and more students return to physic...
Jul 13, 2022
Net zero climate target could fail without more copper supply - report
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - Efforts to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 are likely to remain out of reach as copper supply fails to match demand amid growing use of solar panels, electric vehicles a...
Jul 13, 2022
Swedish court verdict in Iran prison executions trial due Thursday
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish court on Thursday will deliver its verdict in the high-profile trial of a former Iranian official accused of taking part in the mass execution and torture of political ...
Jul 13, 2022
TikTok maker ByteDance takes aim at lifestyle leader Xiaohongshu with new app
BEIJING (Reuters) - TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance is looking for its next big hit by wading deeper into the lifestyle sector of social media with Kesong, a shopping and lifestyle recommendations ap...
Jul 13, 2022
China's fiscal revenue growth quickens as economy recovers
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's fiscal revenue growth accelerated in January-June from the first five months, the finance ministry said on Thursday, as the economy showed signs of a slow recovery in June a...
Jul 13, 2022
Taiwan says Foxconn needs govt approval for any China chip firm investment
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, would need Taiwanese government permission if its unit were to invest in embattled Chinese chip conglomerate Tsingh...
Jul 13, 2022
Shanghai issues third heatwave red alert for this summer
BEIJING (Reuters) - Shanghai, China's financial hub, issued its third heatwave red alert for the summer on Thursday, signalling temperatures will rise to 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) ov...
Jul 13, 2022
Pfizer, Biontech seek Japan regulatory approval of COVID shot for young children
TOKYO (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE have sought approval from Japan's health ministry for use of their COVID-19 vaccine for use in children aged six months to four years, the companies said i...
Jul 13, 2022
New Zealand announces free masks, tests as health system struggles with COVID
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The New Zealand government on Thursday announced free masks and rapid antigen tests as it tries to stem the spread of COVID-19 and relieve pressure on the countr...
Jul 13, 2022
Sri Lanka awaits president's resignation after flight
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankans waited for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday, a day after he fled to the Maldives to escape a popular uprising against an...
Jul 13, 2022
