Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Afghan vice president unharmed in attack in Kabul: spokesman
KABUL (Reuters) - A roadside bomb in Kabul targeted first Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday morning, his spokesman said, but he escaped the attack unharmed. "Today, once again the enem...
Sep 09, 2020
Return of fans at French Open will be weird, says Rogers
New York (Reuters) - Shelby Rogers said it was "quite an experience" to play at Arthur Ashe Stadium without fans on Tuesday and the American feels it will be "weird" to have spectators in the stands a...
Sep 09, 2020
Mexico voids BlackRock consortium’s bid for ‘Mayan Train’ project
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico declared void a tender process, where a consortium that includes U.S. investment group BlackRock Inc was the sole bidder, to build a section of one of the government's f...
Sep 09, 2020
Summer heat could be a ‘nightmare’ for Tokyo Games: 2020 advisor
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Even if the COVID-19 pandemic does not prevent the Tokyo Olympics from going ahead next year, the blazing summer heat in the Japanese capital could still make the Gam...
Sep 09, 2020
Asia summits underway amid U.S.-China friction
By James Pearson and Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) - Southeast Asian foreign ministers kicked off a series of regional summits on Wednesday expected to seek collaboration to fight global threats, and to tr...
Sep 09, 2020
More than 1 billion people face displacement by 2050: report
By Luke Baker LONDON (Reuters) - Rapid population growth, lack of access to food and water and increased exposure to natural disasters mean more than 1 billion people face being displaced by 2050, acc...
Sep 09, 2020
U.S. firms in China increasingly fear soured ties will last for years: survey
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. companies in China are increasingly fretful that trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies will drag out over years and nearly a third said their...
Sep 09, 2020
Sri Lanka towing stricken ship to deep sea, douses another fire
By Warun Karunatilake NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has extinguished another fire on a stricken supertanker loaded with 2 million barrels of oil and was towing the ship to deeper water, the island n...
Sep 08, 2020
India’s Reliance Jio to roll out 100 million low-cost phones by December: Business Standard
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Reliance Industries Ltd's telecom unit is looking to outsource the manufacturing of over 100 million low-cost smartphones that will be built on Google's Android platform, India's...
Sep 08, 2020
SoftBank unveils headquarter just as COVID-19 forces office decamp
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp on Wednesday unveiled the building that will house its new WeWork-designed headquarters, in a long-planned move that comes just as the COVID-19 pand...
Sep 08, 2020
