Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Taiwan wishes China happy new year, but says won't yield to pressure
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen wished China a happy Lunar New Year on Tuesday, but said she will not yield to Chinese pressure and reiterated a call for dialogue to resume with Beiji...
Feb 09, 2021
Top 25 roundup: No longer ranked, Kansas dumps No. 23 Oklahoma St.
David McCormack recorded 23 points and 10 rebounds Monday night as Kansas, playing its first game as an unranked team in 12 years, responded by toppling No. 23 Oklahoma State 78-66 at Lawrence, Kan. A...
Feb 09, 2021
Italy to vaccinate at least 10 million people per month from Easter - medicines agency
ROME (Reuters) - Italy should be able to vaccinate at least 10 million people per month from Easter, Medicines Agency AIFA director general Nicola Magrini told daily Corriere della Sera in an intervie...
Feb 09, 2021
Apple supplier Wistron says looking to re-start violence-hit India factory
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Apple Inc contract manufacturer Wistron said on Tuesday it was looking to restart operations at its factory in southern India which was shut late last year after workers went on a r...
Feb 09, 2021
Italy's Berlusconi says Europe will like League decision to back Draghi government: paper
ROME (Reuters) - The decision by Italy's far-right League party to back the government that former ECB head Mario Draghi is trying to forge is "wise" ad will be appreciated in Europe, former prime min...
Feb 09, 2021
Singapore to taper spending in 2021 after record budget deficit
By Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is expected to announce next week an expansionary but trimmed down budget to support businesses still struggling, having delivered an unprecedente...
Feb 09, 2021
Russia's ATP Cup heroes ease into second round
By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev, battle-hardened after firing Russia to an ATP Cup triumph at Melbourne Park last week, both cruised into the second round of ...
Feb 09, 2021
Frustration, worry, but little surprise as Clubhouse app is blocked in China
By Gabriel Crossley and Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - Users of audio app Clubhouse expressed frustration and fears of government surveillance, but little surprise, after it was blocked in China fol...
Feb 09, 2021
Japan Tobacco to launch new heated tobacco device later this year
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Tobacco Inc said on Tuesday it plans to launch a new heated tobacco device in the second half of 2021, as it tries to compete with Philip Morris' IQOS cigarettes. Japan is the ...
Feb 09, 2021
China's auto sales surged 30% in January, tenth straight monthly gain
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Auto sales in China, the world's biggest market, surged in January with a 30% jump from the same month a year earlier, the tenth month of gains, as China continued to lead the glo...
Feb 09, 2021
