Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Israel successfully tests Arrow-2 missile interceptor, says U.S. missile agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel successfully tested its Arrow-2 ballistic missile interceptor on Wednesday, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said. "The Arrow-2 interceptor successfully performed it...
Aug 12, 2020
U.S. plans registration requirement for China’s Confucius Institutes: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department may announce as soon as Thursday a requirement for Chinese government-funded cultural centers at U.S. universities to register as foreign missions, Blo...
Aug 12, 2020
Sudan boosts security in port city after 32 die in tribal clashes
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has beefed up security in Red Sea state and imposed a curfew in its main sea gateway of Port Sudan after 32 people died in recent tribal clashes, the country's interior mini...
Aug 12, 2020
Bond star Naomie Harris backs new Extinction Rebellion climate change film
By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) - British actress Naomie Harris and musician Brian Eno have teamed up to produce a short film backing calls for urgent action to slow climate change, in support of ci...
Aug 12, 2020
Asian stocks set to track Wall Street’s defiant rally
By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set for broad gains on Thursday after Wall Street's S&P 500 index briefly touched record highs, as investors appeared to shrug off worries a...
Aug 12, 2020
China’s debt collectors flourish as consumers flounder in a COVID-hit economy
By Samuel Shen, Cheng Leng and Ryan Woo SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - It's not a good sign for any economy when debt collectors are booming and in China right now, the industry is on a hiring spree. Wh...
Aug 12, 2020
Special Report: Last doctor standing – Pandemic pushes Indian hospital to brink
By Danish Siddiqui BHAGALPUR, India (Reuters) - Guards armed with rifles escort Dr. Kumar Gaurav as he makes the rounds at his hospital on the banks of the Ganges River. The guards are there to protec...
Aug 12, 2020
Exclusive: Trump administration asks court to dismiss Big Tech’s challenge to social media executive order
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has filed a motion asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit against the president's executive order targeting social media companies, calling...
Aug 12, 2020
Oil major Chevron invests in nuclear fusion startup Zap Energy
(Reuters) - Oil major Chevron Corp said on Wednesday it is investing in Zap Energy Inc, joining Italy's ENI and Norwegian state oil company Equinor who have also backed nuclear fusion startups to redu...
Aug 12, 2020
UK life insurers pay 90 million pounds in COVID-19 claims: trade body
LONDON (Reuters) - British life insurers paid 90 million pounds ($117.18 million) in claims related to deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the three months to end-May, the Association of British Insu...
Aug 12, 2020
