Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Baidu, Tencent in U.S. extend slide after SEC actions amid U.S.-China tension
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S.-listed shares of China based Baidu Inc and Tencent Music Entertainment group plunged this week, dropping as much as 33.5% and 48.5%, respectively, from Tuesday's closing leve...
Syndicated Content Mar 26, 2021
U.S. says fighting corruption, promoting jobs in Central America is key
GUATEMALA CITY/SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Battling graft in Central America and boosting regional prosperity through humanitarian aid and jobs programs with local partners is a top priority for the Unit...
Syndicated Content Mar 26, 2021
Lebanon PM warns of ‘dangerous chemicals’ in southern oil facility
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's outgoing prime minister said on Friday that experts had found "dangerous chemicals" at a warehouse at the Zahrani oil installations in the south. Hassan Diab said the coun...
Syndicated Content Mar 26, 2021
Washington invites leaders of Russia, China to a climate summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has invited the leaders of China and Russia for talks on climate change, President Joe Biden said on Friday. Biden said he has not spoken with the two leaders ...
Syndicated Content Mar 26, 2021
UK’s Johnson and U.S. President Biden express concern about China action
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Friday, expressing concern over the Chinese response to the imposition of sanctions and saying Iran had to...
Syndicated Content Mar 26, 2021
Pelosi picks first Black American to lead U.S. House security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi nominated a Washington military commander to serve as chamber's top law enforcement officer, who would be the first Black Amer...
Syndicated Content Mar 26, 2021
Canada budget deficit swells to C$268 billion over first 10 months of 2020/21
OTTAWA - Canada's budget deficit from April to January widened to C$268.18 billion ($213.35 billion) from a deficit of C$10.56 billion in the year-ago period, on massive COVID-19 pandemic aid spending...
Syndicated Content Mar 26, 2021
Italy’s Draghi looks to reopen schools, says vaccines only way out of COVID-19 crisis
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government will let younger students return to school next month, even if they are in coronavirus hotspots, but a broader relaxation of curbs will depen...
Syndicated Content Mar 26, 2021
Japan looking to halve number of official travellers to Games: Kyodo
(Reuters) - Japan's government will begin talks soon on potentially halving the number of official travellers to the country for this year's Olympics to around 30,000 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Kyodo...
Syndicated Content Mar 26, 2021
Czech parliament extends government’s extra powers as COVID-19 slowly recedes
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech parliament on Friday extended a state of emergency giving the government extra powers to fight the COVID-19 epidemic until April 11. The cabinet hopes that will be enough ...
Syndicated Content Mar 26, 2021





