Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China’s Bilibili to hire more staff after employee death stokes overtime debate
(Reuters) - China's Bilibili Inc said late on Tuesday it would hire 1,000 new content moderators and more closely monitor the health of its workers, after the death of an employee prompted accusations...
Feb 08, 2022
Olympics-Snowboarding-American Kim breezes into halfpipe final, Japanese teen Ono follows
By Mari Saito and Winni Zhou ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - American Chloe Kim breezed through Wednesday's qualifiers in the women's snowboard halfpipe at the Beijing Games to advance to the final in ...
Feb 08, 2022
Somaliland pitches ‘huge’ oil and gas potential during Taiwan trip
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Somaliland has "huge" investment potential in untapped oil and gas reserves, the foreign minister of Somalia's breakaway region told Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday, pitc...
Feb 08, 2022
Beijing Olympics organiser says 5 new COVID cases detected among personnel on Feb 8
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee said on Wednesday that a total of five new COVID-19 cases were detected among games-related personnel on Feb. 8. Three of the ...
Feb 08, 2022
U.S. lawmakers take Mexican president to task over need to protect journalists
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers urged Mexico on Tuesday to step up protection following the killing of four journalists this year, and criticized President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador for publi...
Feb 08, 2022
Olympics-Ski jumping-Takanashi bucks trend by apologising for suit violation
By Mitch Phillips ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Sara Takanashi has apologised for the suit violation that ruined Japan's hopes of a medal in Monday's Olympic mixed team ski jumping event - in stark c...
Feb 08, 2022
Olympics-Cross-country skiing-Diggins, Brennan keep U.S. ski success rolling
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Bronze medallist Jessica Diggins got some help on her crusade to keep American Olympic cross-country skiing relevant on Tuesday as teammate Rosie Bren...
Feb 08, 2022
Asian stocks track Wall St tech rally, U.S. yields cling to highs
By Xie Yu and Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares advanced on Wednesday with tech stocks particularly catching a lift following a strong session on Wall Street, while U.S. treasury yields hel...
Feb 08, 2022
Biden will engage ‘soon’ with France’s Macron over Russia -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to engage with French President Emmanuel Macron soon, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. "We will continue to be in very close...
Feb 08, 2022
Peru’s Castillo names loyalist as PM amid recurring cabinet crises
LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Pedro Castillo swore in his fourth cabinet in just six months in office on Tuesday, picking a loyalist as prime minister, in a bid to end his administration's recur...
Feb 08, 2022
