Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indonesia reports 2,381 new coronavirus infections, 74 new deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 2,381 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking the total to 104,432, data from the country's COVID-19 task force showed. The Southeast Asian nation also r...
Jul 29, 2020
UK says first round of New Zealand trade talk were ‘positive and productive’
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's first round of trade talks with New Zealand were positive and productive, trade minister Liz Truss said on Wednesday. "We are a step closer to reaching a comprehensive tra...
Jul 29, 2020
Jordan’s King Abdullah issues decree to hold parliamentary elections, state media
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah issued a royal decree to hold parliamentary elections, with the date to be set within the next 10 days by an independent election commission, state media said....
Jul 29, 2020
Colombia was deadliest country for land rights activists in 2019
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia was the deadliest country for land rights activists in 2019, as killings of environmental defenders soared in the Andean country, according to a report pu...
Jul 29, 2020
Australia hopes for ‘magnificent’ wheat crop in pandemic economy
By Jonathan Barrett and Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Just months after rains broke Australia's crippling three-year drought, fields of grain have sprung to life, lifting forecasts for a bumper whea...
Jul 29, 2020
Philippines takes ‘major step’ toward using nuclear power
By Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has taken a big step towards tapping nuclear power, its energy minister said on Wednesday, after President Rodrigo Duterte created an inter-agenc...
Jul 29, 2020
Egypt’s arrears to oil firms down to $850 million at end-June
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's arrears to foreign oil companies stood at $850 million at the end of June, done from $900 million a year earlier, the petroleum minister said on Wednesday. "The balance of fo...
Jul 29, 2020
Arm Ltd accuses Chinese subsidiary’s CEO of ‘creating a culture of fear’
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Softbank Group Corp-owned chip technology firm Arm Ltd fired back against its Chinese subsidiary in a statement on Wednesday, accusing Arm China CEO Allen Wu of "propagating false...
Jul 29, 2020
U.S. says can help Japan monitor ‘unprecedented’ Chinese incursion around disputed East China Sea islands
TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. military can help monitor "unprecedented incursions" by Chinese ships around islands in the East China Sea controlled by Japan and also claimed by China that could escalate ...
Jul 29, 2020
China says Diaoyu islands are Chinese territory, rebuts U.S. criticism
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday the Diaoyu islands are Chinese territory and it has the right to conduct law enforcement activities in the area, rebutting a U.S. military commander's criti...
Jul 29, 2020
