Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russian minister dies during Arctic training exercise -RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's Emergencies Minister Yevgeny Zinichev died during a training exercise in the Arctic, the RIA news agency cited the ministry as saying on Wednesday. The 55-year-old official,...
Thomson Reuters Sep 08, 2021
Soccer-France rediscover their touch as winless run ends
PARIS (Reuters) - After five consecutive draws, France found their groove again as they finally managed to get some inspiration in a 2-0 victory against Finland in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. Le...
Thomson Reuters Sep 08, 2021
Australian media outlets liable for Facebook comments, court finds
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's biggest news publishers including Rupert Murdoch's the Australian are responsible for comments that readers post on their corporate Facebook pages, the High Court rul...
Thomson Reuters Sep 08, 2021
Standard Chartered sees bitcoin hitting $100,000 by early next year
LONDON (Reuters) - A new cryptocurrency research team at Standard Chartered has predicted bitcoin will double in value and hit $100,000 by early next year and that it could be worth as much as $175,00...
Thomson Reuters Sep 08, 2021
New Afghan government gives no cause for optimism, says German Foreign Minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas expressed concern on Wednesday about the composition of the provisional government established by the Taliban in Afghanistan. The cabinet list ann...
Thomson Reuters Sep 08, 2021
RKI chief warns of "massive momentum" in COVID cases in autumn
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany could see a "massive momentum" in new COVID cases in autumn if the vaccination rate does not increase, the head of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious disease sai...
Thomson Reuters Sep 08, 2021
China is not targeting any country with fan culture crackdown - Chinese embassy
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's crackdown on "fan culture" is aimed at maintaining public order and will not affect its cultural exchanges with any country, the Chinese embassy in South Korea said on Wed...
Thomson Reuters Sep 08, 2021
Asian Youth Games in China postponed to 2022 due to COVID
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Asian Youth Games, organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), have been postponed to December 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local authorities said on Wednesday. The G...
Thomson Reuters Sep 08, 2021
World's largest plant capturing carbon from air starts in Iceland
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The world's largest plant that sucks carbon dioxide directly from the air and deposits it underground is due to start operating on Wednesday, the company behind the nascent gree...
Thomson Reuters Sep 08, 2021
BOJ's Kuroda says yields will stay low even under more expansive fiscal policy - Nikkei
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank's yield curve control policy will keep interest rates low even if fiscal policy becomes more expansionary,...
Thomson Reuters Sep 08, 2021
