Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rugby-Wallabies to play South Africa at refurbished Sydney stadium
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia will play South Africa in a Rugby Championship test at Sydney Football Stadium on Sept. 3, the first international sporting event at the venue since its A$828 million (...
Jun 08, 2022
American startup EnergyX out of Bolivian lithium race
By Marcelo Rochabrun (Reuters) - American startup EnergyX and Argentine energy firm Tecpetrol have been disqualified from a race to mine Bolivian lithium, the government said, as the country aims to t...
Jun 08, 2022
Yen extends slide, euro steady as all eyes on ECB meeting
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - The yen dropped to a 20-year low on the dollar on Thursday, though most major currency pairs traded cautiously ahead of a highly-anticipated meeting by the European ...
Jun 08, 2022
Shanghai Disney Resort to reopen some areas, main park and hotels remain closed
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai Disney Resort said it will reopen some retail and park areas from Friday but the main Disneyland park, Disneytown and its two resort hotels will remain closed until furth...
Jun 08, 2022
China reports 240 new confirmed COVID cases on June 8 vs 216 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 240 new coronavirus cases on June 8, of which 70 were symptomatic and 170 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. That compares with 216...
Jun 08, 2022
Philippines April trade deficit narrows but still close to $5 billion
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines posted a $4.8 billion trade deficit in April, narrower than the previous month's three-month high of $5 billion, as imports sustained a double-digit growth, the stat...
Jun 08, 2022
Oil hovers near 13-week high on robust U.S. demand, China optimism
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices held near 13-week highs on Thursday, underpinned by robust demand in the world's top consumer United States while demand is expected to rebound in Chin...
Jun 08, 2022
Shanghai's Minhang district announces new lockdown
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The sprawling district of Minhang in central Shanghai has implemented new lockdown measures to detect and control COVID-19 transmission risks, the district government said on Thur...
Jun 08, 2022
Boxing-Huni family says bullets fired into boxer's home ahead of fight
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -The family home of Australian heavyweight boxer Justis Huni was hit by five bullets in a drive-by shooting but no-one was harmed, his father said on Thursday. Rocki Huni, also the...
Jun 08, 2022
Biden nominates longtime USDA adviser to agricultural trade post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden intends to nominate Doug McKalip, a veteran agricultural and trade policy expert, to be the U.S. Trade Representative's next chief agricultural trade ne...
Jun 08, 2022
