Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China reports 34,980 new COVID cases for Dec 1 vs 36,061 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China reported a slight dip in new daily COVID-19 cases on Dec. 1 with 34,980 infections, of which 4,278 were symptomatic and 30,702 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commissi...
Dec 01, 2022
U.S. authorities asking FTX investors for information on firm and Bankman-Fried – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - U.S. authorities are asking crypto investors and trading firms who worked closely with FTX to hand over information on the company and its key figures including Sam Bankman-Fried and Carol...
Dec 01, 2022
Free-speech group Article 19 says Mexico members have been threatened
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - International free-speech organization Article 19 on Thursday said some of its Mexican members had received death threats and were subjected to thefts and spying during 2022, t...
Dec 01, 2022
World Cup delirium ignites alleys of Pakistan’s ‘mini Brazil’
KARACHI (Reuters) - Flags of some nations competing in soccer's World Cup fluttered overhead as boys in a dusty alley in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi kicked a ball around in a fever of exciteme...
Dec 01, 2022
U.S. senators warn China against any violent crackdown on protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of more than 40 U.S. senators warned China on Thursday against any violent crackdown on protests there, saying it would do "extraordinary damage" to the U.S.-...
Dec 01, 2022
Arizona county certifies midterm election vote after court order
By Ned Parker (Reuters) - A conservative, rural Arizona county that had defied a state deadline to certify its Nov. 8 midterm election results relented on Thursday after a judge said state law require...
Dec 01, 2022
Huawei CFO’s U.S. bank fraud charges to be dismissed
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Thursday asked a judge to dismiss bank fraud and other charges against Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies whose ...
Dec 01, 2022
Rugby-Australia, New Zealand agree to extend Super Rugby Pacific to 2030
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rugby Australia (RA) and New Zealand Rugby have agreed to extend their partnership in Super Rugby Pacific through to 2030, the governing bodies said on Friday. Earlier this year ...
Dec 01, 2022
Biden endorses placing South Carolina first in party presidential contest -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden asked Democratic leaders to let South Carolina host the first nominating contest for the party's presidential nomination, in a shake-up that could displ...
Dec 01, 2022
Australia’s Albanese wins industrial relations vote, tougher challenges ahead
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's parliament passed legislation on Friday to reform industrial relations laws, boosting the ability of unions to negotiate with multiple employers and sc...
Dec 01, 2022
