Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Social media firms urge caution on early Australia under-16 ban data
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Top social media platforms urged the Australian government not to place too much weight on early evidence showing most children still use their products despit...
Thomson Reuters Aug 14, 2026
In South Korea, some savour last season of legal dog meat
By Kyu-seok Shim and Daewoung Kim SEONGNAM, South Korea, Aug 14 (Reuters) - For decades, the three days of summer considered the hottest of the year were among the busiest for South Korea's dog meat r...
Thomson Reuters Aug 14, 2026
Taiwan parliament approves holding of three referendums, including on caning sex criminals
TAIPEI, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan's opposition-controlled parliament voted on Friday to hold three referendums, including one on caning criminals convicted of sex crimes and fraud, and another to supp...
Thomson Reuters Aug 14, 2026
Chinese car sales are booming almost everywhere - just not at home
BEIJING, Aug 14 (Reuters) - China's car industry is on a tear overseas, storming markets from Europe to Southeast Asia and heaping pressure on long-established automakers like Toyota Motor and Volkswa...
Thomson Reuters Aug 14, 2026
Philippine president says he has yet to decide who to back as successor
By Nestor Corrales and Mikhail Flores MANILA, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr confirmed on Friday that he would endorse a candidate for the 2028 presidential election, but ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 14, 2026
Wildfire descends on Croatian tourist town, injures 36
Aug 14 (Reuters) - A wildfire in Croatia driven by strong winds descended on the tourist town of Omis overnight, engulfing houses, forcing about 1,000 people to evacuate and injuring dozens, fire brig...
Thomson Reuters Aug 14, 2026
Yen's weekly loss puts more intervention on traders' radar
SINGAPORE, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The yen headed for its biggest weekly loss in about a month on Friday as the impact of U.S. and Japanese intervention faded, leaving traders to wager that either rate hik...
Thomson Reuters Aug 14, 2026
France evacuates 525 as new wildfire hits pine woods in the southwest
By Stephanie Lecocq LUGLON, France, Aug 14 (Reuters) - French authorities have evacuated 525 people from the village of Luglon after a wildfire broke out in the southwestern Landes region, not far fro...
Thomson Reuters Aug 14, 2026
Israeli settlers divert Palestinian water to fill West Bank pool
By Pesha Magid FASAYIL, West Bank, Aug 14 (Reuters) - On a searing summer day, Israeli settlers splashed in a West Bank pool created by siphoning off water that had irrigated Palestinian crops, one of...
Thomson Reuters Aug 14, 2026
Explainer-Why is North Korea ramping up criticism of Japan?
By Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, Aug 14 (Reuters) - North Korea has stepped up a campaign of rhetoric against Japan's military buildup and its security ties with the United States and South Korea, saying they ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 14, 2026
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