Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Stolen plane in Mexico flies to Venezuela before crashing in Guatemala
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A business jet that was reported stolen in Mexico crashed in a Guatemalan jungle on Wednesday near a hidden airstrip after making a mysterious trip to Venezuela, leaving two me...
Sep 24, 2020
Caught in China-U.S. trade war, Taiwan offers support to chipmakers
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen promised on Thursday to help the island's key semiconductor industry overcome difficulties and consolidate its leading position, offering support to a ...
Sep 24, 2020
Golf: Scottish Open to be played without fans due to rise in COVID-19 cases
(Reuters) - The European Tour has scrapped plans to allow a limited number of fans to attend the Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club in East Lothian next month due to the tightening of COVID-19 rest...
Sep 24, 2020
Exclusive: State investors plan to take private HK-listed BMW China partner Brilliance, sources say
By Julie Zhu and Yilei Sun HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - State-backed investors are considering taking BMW's main Chinese joint-venture partner Brilliance private, five people with knowledge of the m...
Sep 23, 2020
Australia plans disposal of hundreds of stranded whale carcasses
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian officials on Thursday began planning the grim task of disposing of almost 400 whale carcasses as hopes faded there would be many more survivors of one of...
Sep 23, 2020
Airline passengers want to see barriers to boost confidence: industry executives
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) - Airline passengers want visible plastic barriers in the cabin to reinstill confidence in flying during the pandemic, saying they do not all trust industry assurances ...
Sep 23, 2020
Hong Kong press body says new police media rules could limit scrutiny
By Yanni Chow and Carol Mang HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) said on Thursday a move by police to narrow the definition of "media representatives" allowed at public ...
Sep 23, 2020
World on track to overshoot warming limit without massive investments - Woodmac
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - The world must combine COVID-19 recovery packages with massive investments in renewable energy and low-carbon infrastructure or it will fail to meet a global warmin...
Sep 23, 2020
Israel cabinet tightens coronavirus lockdown as infections rise, YNet says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet decided on Thursday to tighten Israel's coronavirus lockdown after he voiced alarm that a surge in infections was pushing the nation t...
Sep 23, 2020
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 2,143 to 278,070 - RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 2,143 to 278,070, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday. The reporte...
Sep 23, 2020
