Category Archives: Syndicated
Taliban confirms attack at military centre in Afghanistan, casualties reported
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack at a military centre in southern Helmand province in Afghanistan where at least 150 members of Afghan army and intelligence...
May 04, 2020
North Korea defectors criticised over speculation Kim was ill or dead
SEOUL (Reuters) - A former senior North Korean diplomat apologised on Monday after saying leader Kim Jong Un was likely so ill he could not stand, days before he emerged in state media chain smoking a...
May 04, 2020
Commuters stream to work as Malaysia lifts coronavirus curbs on movement
By LIM HUEY TENG and Ebrahim Harris KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Thousands of Malaysians joined the morning rush hour on Monday as the government eased curbs on movement and businesses for the first time ...
May 04, 2020
Norwegian Air says lessors support rescue ahead of shareholder vote
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Air has won "strong support" from lessors for its plan to convert debt to equity, the carrier said on Monday, as shareholders prepared to cast their vote on the scheme in a ...
May 04, 2020
Superheroes, from near and far, join Indonesia’s coronavirus battle
By Rahman Muchtar SUKOHARJO, Indonesia (Reuters) - Volunteers clad as Superman and Spider-Man sprayed disinfectant against the coronavirus on Indonesia's island of Java, flanking a colleague wearing t...
May 04, 2020
Mirae Asset scraps $5.8 billion deal to buy U.S. hotels from China’s Anbang
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments said on Monday that it has terminated a $5.8 billion deal to buy 15 U.S. hotels from China's Anbang Insurance Group [ANBANG.UL]. The asse...
May 04, 2020
Trump administration pushing to rip global supply chains from China: officials
By Humeyra Pamuk and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is "turbocharging" an initiative to remove global industrial supply chains from China as it weighs new tariffs to pun...
May 04, 2020
Thailand reports 18 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's new coronavirus cases rose to 18 on Monday, after falling to single-digits for the past week, but the country reported no new deaths. Monday's report brought the total n...
May 04, 2020
Pandemic slams Asia’s factories, activity hits financial-crisis lows
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asia's factory activity was ravaged in April, business surveys showed on Monday, and the outlook dimmed further as government restrictions on movement to contain the coronavirus out...
May 03, 2020
New Zealand’s Ardern asks citizens to follow virus-linked curbs even as no new cases reported
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern asked citizens to stay the course on social restrictions still in place to contain the coronavirus, and said no decision had been taken...
May 03, 2020
