Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Gymnastics-Competition may be over for ‘King Kohei’ Uchimura but gymnastics goes on
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese two-time Olympic all-around champion Kohei Uchimura, one of the best male gymnasts of all time, said on Friday that while he's retiring from competition, he h...
Jan 13, 2022
Indonesia approves Merck’s COVID-19 pill for emergency use
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has approved Merck & Co Inc's COVID-19 antiviral pill molnupiravir for emergency use, the country's food and drug agency said in a statement. A batch of 400,000 pills had...
Jan 13, 2022
Australia records highest temperature in 62 years
By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Another day, another heat record. Australian authorities warned people to stay indoors on Friday as a severe heatwave along the northwestern coast pushed temp...
Jan 13, 2022
Australia’s worst-hit state says COVID-19 hospitalisations may plateau next week
SYDNEY (Reuters) - COVID-19 hospitalisation rates in Australia's most populous state of New South Wales could plateau next week, a top health official said on Friday, as the state suffered record deat...
Jan 13, 2022
China’s exports and imports grow more slowly in December
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's exports and imports grew more slowly in December as the world's second-largest economy showed signs of slowing, but exports came in just above expectations, buoyed by ongoin...
Jan 13, 2022
Report: Rays bullpen catcher died by suicide
Tampa Bay Rays bullpen catcher Jean Ramirez, whose body was found Monday near Fort Worth, Texas, died by suicide according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's office, the Tampa Bay Times reported...
Jan 13, 2022
S.Korea extends distancing curbs ahead of holidays, Omicron wave
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will extend tougher social distancing rules for three more weeks amid concerns over a looming wave of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant es...
Jan 13, 2022
Japan says balanced budget ‘in sight’ with favourable conditions
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan could achieve a primary budget surplus in fiscal 2026 assuming a rosy scenario for economic growth, the government projected on Friday, but added deficits could continue for a ...
Jan 13, 2022
Asian shares fall on Fed officials’ hawkish policy stance
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares took a beating on Friday after a fresh salvo of hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve officials solidified expectations that U.S. interest rates could ...
Jan 13, 2022
Explainer-A hefty to-do list awaits Fed’s next regulatory chief Raskin
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Federal Reserve governor Sarah Bloom Raskin, who will be nominated to run the Fed's regulation file, according to a source with knowledge of the ma...
Jan 13, 2022
