Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia sets up no-fly zone over Ukraine's Donbass -Interfax
(Reuters) - Russia has established a no-fly zone over Ukraine's Donbass region, according to a separatist official from the Donetsk People's Republic, the Interfax news agency said on Friday. (Reporti...
Mar 18, 2022
Toyota to further suspend work at 11 domestic factories after quake
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday that it would suspend operations on 18 lines at 11 domestic factories next week, mostly for three days, due to a parts shortage from suppliers hit by...
Mar 18, 2022
Great Barrier Reef hit by bleaching as UNESCO weighs "in danger" listing
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Great Barrier Reef has been hit by bleaching due to heat stress, the Australian agency that manages the reef said on Friday, ahead of a visit by United Nations...
Mar 18, 2022
China to increase scrutiny of statistical data to curb fraud
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will step up scrutiny of the country's statistics agency and tackle the "outstanding problems" of data fraud and falsification, the Communist Party's anti-corruption inspecti...
Mar 18, 2022
Myanmar's junta gives final approval for sale of Telenor's Myanmar unit - sources
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta has given the final approval for the sale of Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor's operations in the country, three sources with knowledge of the matter ...
Mar 18, 2022
East Timor's Ramos-Horta makes pitch for stability ahead of election
DILI (Reuters) - The frontrunner in East Timor's presidential election, independence figure and Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta, has said he hopes to restore political stability to Asia's youngest dem...
Mar 18, 2022
Japan's big firms likely turned less optimistic in Q1, BOJ tankan expected to show - Reuters Poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's big manufacturers' business mood likely turned less optimistic in the first quarter, as firms struggled with supply disruptions and surging energy prices after Russia launche...
Mar 18, 2022
Tennis-'Be quiet': Kyrgios hits out at fan behaviour during Indian Wells defeat
(Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios had a typically direct message for his hecklers after his loss to Rafa Nadal at Indian Wells on Thursday: "Don't tell me how to play...just be quiet." The 26-year-old Australi...
Mar 18, 2022
Blue Origin delays next space launch, 'SNL' star Davidson will not join flight
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space tourism service has postponed until March 29 a flight initially set for next week, while "Saturday Night Live" comic Pete Davidson will not be...
Mar 18, 2022
Dry season to start late in most parts of Indonesia - weather agency
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's weather agency said on Friday rainfall in the resource-rich country will normalise this year after a wet 2021, but the dry season will start later than usual in most ar...
Mar 17, 2022
