Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Birkin bag maker Hermes delivers modest sales improvement
By Dominique Patton PARIS, July 29 (Reuters) - Hermes reported a slight acceleration in growth in the second quarter on Wednesday, as the impact from the Middle East conflict eased and tourism recover...
Jul 29, 2026
Analysts react to rout in South Korea stocks
SINGAPORE, July 29 (Reuters) - South Korea's stock market plummeted for a second-straight session on Wednesday after earnings from chipmaker SK Hynix failed to allay investor fears about the durabilit...
Jul 29, 2026
Ukrainian drones strike across Russia, hitting refineries, Wildberries warehouse
July 29 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones hit oil refineries and logistics facilities in the Russian cities of Perm, Ryazan and Taganrog, as well as the Crimean peninsula overnight, with the country's top ...
Jul 29, 2026
Shared beds, shrinking budgets: China’s young workers feel economic squeeze
July 29 (Reuters) - Chinese sales agent Winnie Zeng has taken an unusual step to protect herself from an uncertain future: she now shares her rented bed with a stranger to cut costs. Frustrated by sta...
Jul 29, 2026
South Korea $2 trillion stock rout breaks records as SK Hynix results disappoint
By Gregor Stuart Hunter, Rae Wee and Jihoon Lee SINGAPORE/SEOUL, July 29 (Reuters) - South Korean stocks plunged for a second straight session on Wednesday as Asia's once-blazing AI rally morphed into...
Jul 29, 2026
Russia charges Telegram founder Durov with aiding terrorism, he gives Moscow the finger
MOSCOW, July 29 (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday it had charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activity, alleging that his hugely popular messaging app was being used by ...
Jul 29, 2026
Turkey detains another opposition district mayor, others as crackdown expands
ISTANBUL, July 29 (Reuters) - Turkish authorities detained an opposition Istanbul district mayor and five others on Wednesday over alleged irregularities in building and occupancy permits, broadcaster...
Jul 29, 2026
Charlie Woods scuffles at Junior PGA, hovering near cut line
Charlie Woods, the 17-year-old son of Tiger Woods, sits just above the cut line after the first round of the Junior PGA Championships on Tuesday in Frisco, Texas. Woods, from Jupiter, Fla., is tied fo...
Jul 29, 2026
OCBC seeks to accelerate wealth client onboarding with agentic AI
By Rae Wee and Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE, July 29 (Reuters) - Bank of Singapore, the private banking arm of Overseas-Chinese Banking Corp, has begun rolling out an agentic AI platform that will cut ne...
Jul 29, 2026
Australia confirms H5N1 bird flu spreading in native bird population
SYDNEY, July 29 (Reuters) - Australia said on Wednesday the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus is being transmitted locally in the native bird population, raising concerns that the disease is beginning to spr...
Jul 29, 2026
