Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China reports 1,576 new COVID cases on April 7 vs 1,323 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 1,576 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 7, the country's national health authority said on Friday, compared with 1,323 a day earlier. Of the new cases, 1,540 ...
Apr 07, 2022
Golf-Hot start propels Im to first-round lead at Masters
Augusta, Ga. (Reuters) - A hot start and pristine driving game propelled South Korea's Im Sung-jae past the competition in the first round at the Masters on Thursday, as he continues his bid for a mai...
Apr 07, 2022
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits Hengchun, Taiwan – USGS
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck near Hengchun, Taiwan on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), USGS said. (Reportin...
Apr 07, 2022
Conor McGregor faces 6 charges in driving arrest
UFC star Conor McGregor was charged with six offenses Thursday in his native Ireland stemming from an arrest for dangerous driving last month. McGregor faces two counts of dangerous driving plus charg...
Apr 07, 2022
S.Korea says search under way for missing ship off Taiwan coast
SEOUL (Reuters) - A ship carrying six South Koreans went missing off Taiwan and a search and rescue operation is under way, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Friday. Taiwan authorities have informed th...
Apr 07, 2022
Japan’s Feb current account swings back to surplus from big deficit
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's current account balance swung back into the black in February from its second-biggest deficit on record in the previous month, providing some respite for po...
Apr 07, 2022
Peru hikes interest rate to 13-year high as inflation sparks protests
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's central bank raised the country's benchmark interest rate 50 basis points to 4.5% on Thursday, the highest since 2009, as authorities battle stubborn inflation that has sparked...
Apr 07, 2022
Iraqi defence shot down drone near base hosting U.S. troops – sources
RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Defence systems at Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. forces, intercepted and shot down a drone while it was hovering near the base, Iraqi security sources said lat...
Apr 07, 2022
U.S. blacklists Russian shipbuilder and diamond mining company
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States blacklisted two Russian state-owned enterprises, United Shipbuilding Corp and the Alrosa diamond mining company, denying them access to the U.S. financial syst...
Apr 07, 2022
Golf-For Woods, pleasure and pain after Masters first round
By Steve Keating AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Tiger Woods described his first competitive round of golf in 508 days as painful and positive after pushing himself to an opening round one-under 71 at the Ma...
Apr 07, 2022
