Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China extends tariff exemptions for imports of some U.S. products for one year
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's finance ministry said on Friday it will extend tariff exemptions for imports of 6 products from the United States including white oil and food-grade petroleum wax, for anot...
Dec 25, 2020
Politics overhangs U.S. Christmas as government shutdown nears, COVID aid uncertain
By Tim Reid and Richard Cowan (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will spend Christmas Day at his Palm Beach resort as millions of Americans face the risk of losing jobless benefits on Saturday and a p...
Dec 25, 2020
China will conduct talks on EU investment pact 'at its own pace'
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - China will conduct talks on an investment pact with the European Union "at its own pace", its foreign ministry said on Friday, raising doubts about whether a deal c...
Dec 25, 2020
Lebanon’s top Christian cleric urges politicians to form government
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's top Christian cleric urged politicians on Friday to rid themselves of external pressure and form a government to end political deadlock and help resolve a severe financial...
Dec 25, 2020
Japan official, calling Taiwan 'red line,' urges Biden to 'be strong'
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - A top Japanese defence official on Friday urged U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to "be strong" in supporting Taiwan in the face of an aggressive China, calling the isla...
Dec 25, 2020
Ethiopia election board announces national vote for June 5, 2021
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia will hold a parliamentary election on June 5 next year, its National Electoral Board said on Friday. The election had been due to take place in August but was postpone...
Dec 25, 2020
Mayor of major French fishing port warns of Brexit deal uncertainties
PARIS (Reuters) - The Brexit trade deal still leaves French fisherman facing a host of unknowns, warned the mayor of the major northern fishing port of Boulogne-sur-Mer on Friday. British Prime Minist...
Dec 25, 2020
Japan's Suga calls on citizens to spend "silent New Year" to stop coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga called on citizens on Friday to spend a "silent" New Year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which has been breaking infection records a...
Dec 25, 2020
Japan tightens procurement rules after outcry over COVID relief spending
By Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's trade ministry unveiled a raft of public procurement reforms on Friday following an outcry over a deal to disburse coronavirus relief to struggling busin...
Dec 25, 2020
India's Modi calls farmer protests over contested laws politically motivated
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that protests by farmers against three laws brought by his government were politically motivated, as he touted the success of an ...
Dec 25, 2020
