Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan's January factory output rises for first time in three months
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's industrial output rose for the first time in three months in January thanks to a pickup in global demand, in a welcome sign for an economy struggling to sh...
Feb 25, 2021
Car sector seeks more UK government support as output tumbles
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak should use next week's budget statement to help boost the car industry's competitiveness, a trade industry body said on Friday, as production tu...
Feb 25, 2021
Amnesty says Eritrean troops killed hundreds of Ethiopian civilians in Axum
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Eritrean soldiers killed hundreds of civilians in Ethiopia's ancient town of Axum between Nov. 28 and 29, rights group Amnesty International said on Friday, one of several mass kil...
Feb 25, 2021
Brazil to buy 20 million COVID-19 vaccines from India's Bharat Biotech
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Health Ministry on Thursday signed a contract to purchase 20 million doses of Covaxin, the COVID-19 vaccine made by India's Bharat Biotech, for delivery between March and...
Feb 25, 2021
Expulsion of EU delegation's chief in Venezuela further isolates Maduro: U.S
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Venezuela's decision to ask the head of the European Union's delegation in Caracas to leave the country further isolates Nicolas Maduro's government, the State Department said o...
Feb 25, 2021
G20 to pledge support for robust post-COVID recovery, cash for IMF
By Andrea Shalal and Michael Nienaber WASHINGTON/BERLIN (Reuters) - The world's financial leaders are likely to pledge on Friday to support a robust global recovery and to boost the International Mone...
Feb 25, 2021
NBA suspends Minnesota G Malik Beasley 12 games
The NBA on Thursday suspended Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley 12 games without pay for pleading guilty to a felony charge of threatening a family with a rifle. He will begin serving the sus...
Feb 25, 2021
Mexico posts first account surplus for years during 2020
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico registered an annual current account surplus for the first time in at least 1 1/2 decades in 2020 as imports declined more sharply than exports during the coronavirus pa...
Feb 25, 2021
Exclusive: U.S. carries out airstrike against Iranian-backed militia target in Syria - officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday carried out an airstrike in Syria against a structure belonging to what it said were Iran-backed militia, two officials told Reuters. The strike co...
Feb 25, 2021
Mexican president says Pemex support should aid exploration, output
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican national oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) will receive new funding for its exploration and production business as part of a broader financial support plan, Presi...
Feb 25, 2021
