Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan to urge moving ahead with 'green' GDP indicator - draft
By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to call for moving ahead with a new "green" gross domestic product (GDP) indicator that will reflect the country's progress in reducing greenhouse gas...
May 25, 2022
Japan's corporate service prices rise at fastest pace in over 2 years
TOKYO (Reuters) - An index measuring prices Japanese firms charge each other for services rose in April at the fastest annual pace in more than two years, data showed on Thursday, a sign that inflatio...
May 25, 2022
U.S., Japan say their fighter jets staged joint flight after North Korea missile launches
TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. military and Japan's Self Defense Force said on Thursday that eight of their fighter jets flew together over the Sea of Japan after North Korea earlier lobbed three missiles...
May 25, 2022
China reports 545 new COVID cases on May 25 vs 590 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 545 new coronavirus cases on May 25, of which 130 were symptomatic and 415 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. That compares with 590...
May 25, 2022
Pakistan's mango production to fall by 50% due to heatwave, water shortage
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's mango production is expected to decline by around 50% this year, as the crop has been severely hit by unusually high temperatures and water shortages, the chie...
May 25, 2022
Hemmed in by COVID curbs, Beijingers seek respite in urban outdoors
By Xiaoyu Yin and Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) - On a hot, sunny day, children and adults splashed in the cool run-off of the Yongding River in a park on the western outskirts of Beijing, a city unde...
May 25, 2022
South Korea's SK announces $195 billion investment for chips, batteries, bio through 2026
SEOUL (Reuters) - SK Group, South Korea's second-biggest conglomerate after Samsung Group, said on Thursday it will invest 247 trillion won ($195.24 billion) in the semiconductor, battery and biopharm...
May 25, 2022
Senegal president says 11 newborn babies die in a fire at regional hospital
DAKAR (Reuters) -Senegal's President Macky Sall said on Wednesday that 11 newborn babies died in a fire at the neonatal section of a regional hospital in the town of Tivaouane, around 120 km (74.56 mi...
May 25, 2022
Oklahoma governor signs strictest abortion ban in the U.S. into law
(Reuters) - Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed into law the strictest abortion ban in the United States, one that prohibits abortions from fertilization and allows private citizens to s...
May 25, 2022
Beijing reports 36 new symptomatic COVID cases for May 25, 9 asymptomatic cases
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's capital Beijing recorded 36 new symptomatic coronavirus cases for May 25, down from 41 a day earlier, the government said on Thursday. Asymptomatic cases rose to nine from...
May 25, 2022
