Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Myanmar junta chief said ASEAN envoy can meet Suu Kyi party members - Cambodian minister
By Kay Johnson BANGKOK (Reuters) - Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing agreed to arrange for an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) special envoy from Cambodia to meet members of the ou...
Feb 07, 2022
German industrial output falls in December
BERLIN (Reuters) - German industrial production dipped in December, official data showed on Monday, as supply chain bottlenecks hampered Europe's largest economy at the end of last year. The Federal S...
Feb 07, 2022
Olympics-Bobsleigh-Jamaican bobsledder loses appeal to compete in two-woman event
By David Kirton YANQING, China (Reuters) - Sport's highest global court has dismissed an appeal from Jamaica's Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian asking to be included in the Beijing Olympics' two-woman bobsl...
Feb 07, 2022
UK house prices rise at slowest pace since June - Halifax
LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices last month grew at their slowest pace since June last year, rising by 0.3% from December, mortgage lender Halifax said on Monday. House prices in January were 9...
Feb 07, 2022
Thailand to seek travel bubbles with China, Malaysia
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will have talks on bilateral travel bubble arrangements with China and Malaysia later this month, an official said on Monday, as part of efforts to bolster a steady recove...
Feb 07, 2022
Olympics-Figureskating-'Prince' Hanyu's practice session overshadows Russians' gold medal
By Chang-Ran Kim BEIJING (Reuters) - The Russians may have won figure skating's first gold medal at the Beijing Games but the most anticipated event on Monday was at the nearby training rink where Jap...
Feb 07, 2022
Wizz Air investor AkademikerPension ditches stake over labour rights
LONDON (Reuters) - Danish pension fund AkademikerPension said on Monday it was selling its stake in budget airline Wizz Air over alleged "human and labour rights abuses" towards its workers. The $23 b...
Feb 07, 2022
Hong Kong's zero-COVID strategy under pressure as cases soar
By Joyce Zhou and Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong is expected to report a record of around 610 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, broadcaster TVB reported, in the biggest test yet for the city...
Feb 07, 2022
South Africa's net reserves dip to $55.005 billion in January
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's net reserves dipped to $55.005 billion in January from $55.309 billion in December, the Reserve Bank said on Monday. Gross reserves fell to $57.199 billion in J...
Feb 07, 2022
S.Africa's health regulator registers Sinopharm COVID vaccine
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The South African health regulator said on Monday it had registered Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm, effectively clearing the way for its use in the country. "This authoris...
Feb 07, 2022
