Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Snub for troubled Thai PM as ministers boycott cabinet meeting
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha suffered a boycott of his cabinet meeting by seven ministers on Tuesday, in another sign of discord growing in the former army chief's trouble...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
TikTok fame wins Malawi singer, 92, birthday party with president
By Frank Phiri CHIRADZULU, Malawi (Reuters) - Malawian musician Giddes Chalamanda had never dreamed in his 92 years that he might one day be famous enough to dine with the president followed by a nigh...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
India's Modi defends handling of COVID pandemic amid opposition protests
By Manoj Kumar and Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended his government's efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic over the last two years, saying on Tuesday they...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
Italy retail sales rise 0.9% m/m in December
(Reuters) - Italian retail sales rose 0.9% in December from the month before, data showed on Tuesday, following a 0.4% fall in November. Sales rose 9.4% in unadjusted year-on-year terms in December, I...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
Olympics-Skeleton-U.S Virgin Islands' Tannenbaum watches dream slip away in isolation
By David Kirton YANQING, China (Reuters) - As her rivals thundered down the sinuous Yanqing sliding track on Tuesday preparing for the chance of glory later this week, Katie Tannenbaum was stuck in he...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
EU's Vestager says analysing metaverse ahead of possible regulatory action
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union authorities need to better understand the futuristic digital world known as the 'metaverse' before they can decide how to regulate it, the bloc's an...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
Just Eat Takeaway to delist shares from Nasdaq
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Meal-delivery firm Just Eat Takeaway on Tuesday said it would delist its shares from the Nasdaq stock exchange in a bid to limit costs and regulatory burdens. Shares of the Amste...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
Japan halts shipment of black rockfish caught off Fukushima over radiation
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's health ministry said on Tuesday it had ordered the suspension of shipments of black rockfish caught off Fukushima prefecture after radiation exceeding an upper limit was dete...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
Volvo Cars to invest $1.1 billion in Swedish manufacturing plant over coming years
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Volvo Cars will invest 10 billion Swedish crowns ($1.1 billion) in its manufacturing plant in Gothenburg in the next few years, it said on Tuesday. "Volvo Cars will invest SEK 10...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
Paris says Putin agreed to start no new manoeuvres near Ukraine for now
KYIV (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin promised not to carry out new military initiatives near Ukraine for the time being as a precursor to possible de-escalation, a French official said af...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
