Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Gymnastics-Bored Biles turns agony aunt on social media
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - In Tokyo for the Olympics but unable to go anywhere except her hotel and practice sessions, defending Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Simone Biles sent out a ca...
Jul 19, 2021
Japan central bank sees moderate impact from global commodity inflation
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Rising global commodity prices are likely to push up Japan's consumer inflation, though only for a temporary period, and to a smaller extent than in Western economies...
Jul 19, 2021
France says UK quarantine decisions "excessive" - minister
PARIS (Reuters) - Britain's imposition of restrictions on travellers from France seems rather "excessive", France's junior European affairs minister said on Monday, after London said visitors would ne...
Jul 19, 2021
France cannot exclude re-imposition of COVID curfews as cases rise - minister
PARIS (Reuters) - The re-imposition of curfew measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 cannot be excluded in France if infections continue to climb, junior European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune told...
Jul 19, 2021
Rhine river partially closed in Germany to shipping by floodwaters
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Parts of the river Rhine in south Germany remained closed to shipping on Monday after a rise in water levels following recent torrential rain, German authorities said. The southern...
Jul 19, 2021
Tencent to buy British video game company Sumo in $1.3 billion deal
(Reuters) - Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings will buy video game company Sumo Group in a deal that values the British firm at 919 million pounds ($1.27 billion), the companies said on Monday. Sumo'...
Jul 19, 2021
Evergrande Hong Kong employee charged with attempted rape released on bail
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A senior official of Chinese developer Evergrande Group appeared in a Hong Kong court on Monday to face a charge of attempted rape, media reported. The case has attracted signifi...
Jul 19, 2021
Olympics-Soccer-Japanese lead Asian challenge with eyes on podium
By Michael Church (Reuters) - Fifty-three years since winning their first and so far only Olympic medal, Japan's male footballers have their sights set on making history on home soil under Hajime Mori...
Jul 19, 2021
Australian insurers asked to review risk frameworks as pandemic-related claims surge
(Reuters) - Australia's prudential regulator on Monday directed general insurers to review their risk management frameworks after a spate of claims over COVID-19-related business interruptions. Many i...
Jul 19, 2021
Japan maintains economic assessment in July report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan kept the overall assessment of its economy unchanged for a second straight month in July, retaining the view that conditions remain severe due to the impact of the coronavirus ...
Jul 19, 2021
