Author Archives: Syndicated Content
S.Korea rolls back COVID-19 vaccine pass as infections burden testing centres
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will temporarily lift a requirement for vaccine passes or negative COVID-19 tests at a number of businesses to ease the strain on testing centres, authorities said on Mon...
Feb 28, 2022
At Kenya’s biggest dump, urgent calls for a global plastics treaty
By John Geddie NAIROBI (Reuters) - A short drive from the United Nations complex in Nairobi where talks on a global plastics treaty are taking place this week is Kenya's biggest landfill - a mountain ...
Feb 28, 2022
Olam focused on Q2 London IPO of food ingredients unit; watching markets
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Commodities trader Olam International is focused on completing the IPO of its food ingredients unit in the second quarter but it is also tracking market movements to see the pote...
Feb 28, 2022
Hong Kong to report 34,466 new COVID cases -CCTV
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong is set to report a record daily high of 34,466 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, Chinese state television CCTV reported, as the spread of Omicron overwhelms the city and it...
Feb 28, 2022
Analysis-Is WHO’s aim to vaccinate 70% of world by June still realistic?
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - Vaccinating 70% of the population in every country in the world against COVID-19 by mid-2022 has been the World Health Organization's (WHO) rallying cry to end the...
Feb 28, 2022
Ukrainian athletes urge IOC, IPC to suspend Russia, Belarus
(Reuters) - Athletes from Ukraine and other nations have called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend Russia and Belarus and ban their athletes from events immediately. Ukraine's hea...
Feb 28, 2022
Facebook-owner Meta says Ukraine’s military, politicians targeted in hacking campaign
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Meta Platforms said a hacking group used Facebook to target a handful of public figures in Ukraine, including prominent military officials, politicians and a journal...
Feb 28, 2022
Deadline looms as MLB players, owners seek labor agreement
In terms of reaching a labor agreement, think of it as the bottom of the ninth inning. Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association met for six hours Sunday but failed to re...
Feb 28, 2022
Singapore to impose ‘appropriate sanctions and restrictions’ on Russia
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore intends to impose "appropriate sanctions and restrictions" on Russia, the city-state's foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan told parliament on Monday, the Straits Times...
Feb 28, 2022
South Korea bans exports of strategic items to Russia, join SWIFT sanctions
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has decided to tighten export controls against Russia by banning exports of strategic items, and join Western countries' moves to block some Russian banks from the SWIFT ...
Feb 27, 2022
