Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India slams UN experts over Kashmir concerns, says lack objectivity
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has criticised UN rights experts for their concerns about constitutional changes made in the Muslim-majority territory of Kashmir, where militants have b...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Airlines, renewables companies push Biden to make air travel greener
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S airlines and renewables companies are lobbying the Biden administration to back a big increase in subsidies for lower-carbon aviation fuel, arguing new ince...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Analysis: Carmakers wake up to new pecking order as chip crunch intensifies
By Douglas Busvine and Christoph Steitz BERLIN (Reuters) - The semiconductor crunch that has battered the auto sector leaves carmakers with a stark choice: pay up, stock up or risk getting stuck on th...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
BWF extends Tokyo Games qualification window to June 15
(Reuters) - The Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Friday that Tokyo Olympics hopefuls will have until June 15 to secure qualification for the Games after a number of World Tour events were post...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Carmaker Renault posts record $9.7 billion loss for 2020
PARIS (Reuters) - Renault reported a record 8 billion euro ($9.68 billion) loss for 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic hit sales and production at the French carmaker and its Japanese partner Nissan. Renau...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Japan PM Suga's cellphone cut call adds to BOJ's headaches
By Leika Kihara and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is making life tougher for the Bank of Japan as carriers respond to his calls to cut cellphone charges, a move seen as ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Allianz fourth-quarter net profit drops 2.2%, but better than expected
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German insurer Allianz on Friday posted a better-than-expected 2.2% fall in net profit in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, amid pressure on business from the coronavirus p...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Calmer Osaka looking to be role model on court: coach
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka not only wants to win Grand Slams and hoist trophies but also hopes to be a role model in the way she carries herself on court, her coach Wim Fissette s...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Japan to receive second vaccine shipment on Sunday, Jiji says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will receive its second shipment of coronavirus vaccines on Sunday, vaccine programme chief Taro Kono said, according to news agency Jiji Press. Japan launched its inoculation ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Honda CEO Hachigo to step down, be replaced by R&D chief Mibe
TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co said on Friday Chief Executive Officer Takahiro Hachigo would step down, handing over the reins to the head of the automaker's research and development arm, Toshihiro ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
