Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tokyo 2020 organisers want 'Super Mario' Abe to remain involved
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 Olympic organisers hope Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will remain involved in preparations for the re-arranged Games next year, despite his announced ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
Taking a leaf from Fed, BOJ may need to focus more on jobs, deputy governor says
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) may need to pay more attention to job and household income in guiding monetary policy, deputy governor Masazumi Wakatabe said, as the coronavi...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
Weak German retail sales dash hopes for strong recovery
BERLIN (Reuters) - German retail sales fell unexpectedly on the month in July, data showed on Wednesday, dashing hopes that household spending in Europe's largest economy will be powerful enough to dr...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
Iraq seeks exemption from OPEC export cut deal next year
CAIRO (Reuters) - Iraq is seeking an exemption from an OPEC+ deal curbing oil production during the first quarter of 2021 but will adhere to the cuts over the next three months, Oil Minister Ihsan Abd...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
Australian media agree to joint trial for Pell sex abuse case reporting
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian media outlets have dropped their opposition to a joint trial on charges they breached a gag order on reporting ex-Vatican treasurer George Pell's convic...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
MLB roundup: Dickerson leads Giants’ 23-3 onslaught vs. Rockies
Alex Dickerson had three home runs among his five hits and added six RBIs, and Brandon Crawford and Donovan Solano also drove in six runs each to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 23-5 win over the C...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
India secures its east after western Himalaya clashes with China
By Krishna N. Das GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - India has moved troops to its eastern stretch of border with China since clashes erupted between the nuclear-armed rivals on the western part of their bor...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
Pandemic, Malay power lend popularity boost to Malaysia PM: poll
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been rated highly by voters, according to a poll published on Wednesday, on his handling of the coronavirus pa...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
Chinese university slammed for telling female students to spurn 'overly revealing' dress
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese university sparked widespread outrage at the start of the academic year this week as female students discovered that they were not supposed to wear anything deemed overly...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
'Now we are ruined': Lebanon's embattled savers try to rebuild
By Ghaida Ghantous and Issam Abdullah BEIRUT (Reuters) - Like many Lebanese expatriates, Nadim Srour wired savings back as a nest egg for his return. Now those deposits have crumbled in an economic cr...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
