Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China planning building spree in Tibet as India tensions rise, sources say
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is planning a more than 1 trillion yuan ($146 billion) push to accelerate infrastructure investment in Tibet, including new and previously announced projects, three sources f...
Thomson Reuters Sep 04, 2020
Malaysia won't extradite Uighurs to China, minister says
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will not entertain requests to extradite ethnic Uighur refugees to China and will allow them safe passage to a third country should they feel their safety is at risk,...
Thomson Reuters Sep 04, 2020
Maersk captain calls for help for migrants stuck at sea
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The captain of a tanker that rescued 27 migrants at sea, including a pregnant woman, is calling for immediate help as conditions worsen on board after a month anchored off the c...
Thomson Reuters Sep 04, 2020
Exclusive: Hungary central bank sees slower recovery, stimulus near its limits: sources
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic will likely be slower than previously expected, two central bank sources told Reuters, adding that the bank was nearing its limits...
Thomson Reuters Sep 04, 2020
Results of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine produced antibody response: The Lancet
By Polina Ivanova and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's "Sputnik-V" COVID-19 vaccine produced an antibody response in all participants in early-stage trials, according to results published on ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 04, 2020
U.S. disasters cause insurance double whammy for pandemic-hit businesses
By Suzanne Barlyn and Alwyn Scott (Reuters) - As insurers brace for an expensive natural-disaster season because of storms and wildfires ravaging parts of the United States, the novel coronavirus is g...
Thomson Reuters Sep 04, 2020
Defying critics, U.S. security chief pushes Trump's law-and-order message
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At the heart of President Donald Trump's law-and-order election campaign is Chad Wolf, who as acting secretary of homeland security has defied critics by championi...
Thomson Reuters Sep 04, 2020
PetroChina's Daqing refinery expands capacity to 200,000 bpd
BEIJING (Reuters) - PetroChina's Daqing refinery has expanded its crude oil processing capacity to 10 million tonnes per annum, or 200,000 barrels per day, from 6.5 million, after completing a two-yea...
Thomson Reuters Sep 04, 2020
Shareholders warm to proposals focused on climate, social issues: Georgeson
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - In a year shaped by health and economic crises, investors increased support for shareholder proposals that back environmental and social causes, according to ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 04, 2020
Spaniards buy old, polluting cars amid recession and COVID fears
By Inti Landauro and Aida Pelaez-Fernandez MADRID/GDANSK (Reuters) - Fearful of catching the coronavirus while also feeling the pinch from recession, Spaniards are increasingly shunning public transpo...
Thomson Reuters Sep 04, 2020
