Author Archives: Syndicated Content
N.Korea's Kim convenes conference for strengthening 'monolithic' party rule
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened an unprecedented conference aimed at strengthening the ruling Workers' Party of Korea's (WPK) "monolithic" leadership across so...
Jul 06, 2022
Samsung Elec posts smaller-than-expected Q2 profit as smartphone demand slows
SEOUL (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics Co Ltd reported a smaller-than-expected rise in quarterly operating earnings on Thursday as lower sales to inflation-hit smartphone makers dragged on profits from ...
Jul 06, 2022
Brazil at risk of unrest more severe than Jan 6 U.S. riots, warns elections chief
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil is at risk of facing a more serious incident than the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, said the head of the country's Electoral Court, Edson Fachin, on Wednesday ah...
Jul 06, 2022
U.S. will consider limiting plastics in federal purchasing
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday took a first step toward limiting single-use plastic in federal procurement following pressure from environmental groups. The move by the U.S. governm...
Jul 06, 2022
Explainer - Inflation to nuclear power: What's at stake in Japan's election
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will vote in upper house elections on Sunday that have implications for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's grip on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and his ...
Jul 06, 2022
Japan's Kishida hopes to put stamp on premiership in upper house polls
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong showing by Japan's ruling party in upper house elections on Sunday would give Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a firmer grip on the factious party and allow him t...
Jul 06, 2022
U.S. auto safety agency plans new push against speeding
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday the agency plans a new push to convince Americans to stop speeding, hopi...
Jul 06, 2022
Real estate giant appeals 'each and every part' of contempt order in New York Trump probe
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cushman & Wakefield, which appraised several properties belonging to Donald Trump, on Wednesday appealed "each and every part" of an order finding it in contem...
Jul 06, 2022
Tennis-Devastated Fritz says Nadal loss the toughest of his career
LONDON (Reuters) - American Taylor Fritz said his Wimbledon quarter-final loss to Rafa Nadal was the most painful of his career, after the Spaniard mounted a remarkable comeback to win in a fifth-set ...
Jul 06, 2022
Genoa bridge collapse trial to open four years after disaster
By Emilio Parodi GENOA (Reuters) - A trial of 59 people, including former Atlantia CEO Giovanni Castellucci, over the deadly collapse of a motorway bridge in Genoa opens on Thursday in front of relati...
Jul 06, 2022
