Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thailand reports first Omicron cluster, cancels some New Year events
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported on Friday its first domestic cluster of coronavirus infections from the Omicron variant in Kalasin province in northeastern Thailand, officials said. "From the Ka...
Dec 24, 2021
Olympics – South Korea targets two gold medals at Beijing Games: Yonhap
(Reuters) - South Korea's Olympic Committee (KSOC) has set a target of two gold medals and a top-15 finish at next year's Beijing Winter Games, Yonhap news agency reported. South Korea won five golds ...
Dec 24, 2021
Fire at Russian COVID-19 hospital kills two – report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A fire in the intensive care unit of a COVID-19 hospital killed two people on Friday in Russia's southern city of Astrakhan, the TASS news agency said, citing a source in the emerge...
Dec 24, 2021
Turkey freezes assets of 770 individuals and a U.S.-based foundation
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has frozen the assets of a total of 770 people and a U.S.-based foundation on the grounds of terrorism financing, a ruling published in its official gazette showed on Friday....
Dec 24, 2021
Golf – Ladies European Tour to have record prize purse in 2022
(Reuters) - The Ladies European Tour (LET) is set to offer players a record prize fund of 24.5 million euros ($27.76 million) in 2022 after it announced 31 events across 21 countries, the biggest numb...
Dec 24, 2021
Indian court urges delay in state elections as Omicron spreads
By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian court urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to suspend political rallies and election campaigns in poll-bound states amid the rising number of O...
Dec 24, 2021
Cambodia’s ruling party endorses PM Hun Sen’s son as future leader
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -Cambodia's longtime ruling party voted to endorse Prime Minister Hun Sen's eldest son as "future prime minister" but did not specify a timeframe for when he might succeed his fat...
Dec 24, 2021
Taiwan, Japan eye ‘all round cooperation’ on chips
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan and Japan's ruling parties agreed on Friday to have "all round cooperation" on semiconductors and to hold regular talks, Taiwanese lawmakers said, after what are de facto disc...
Dec 24, 2021
Shares edge up, dollar set for worst week since Sept as Omicron fears ebb
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Most Asian share markets edged higher on Friday and the safe-haven dollar was on the back foot, on signs the Omicron variant would not significantly derail global ec...
Dec 23, 2021
Bangladesh launch fire kills 16 people
DHAKA (Reuters) - At least 16 people have died in Bangladesh after a deadly fire swept through a launch on the Sugandha River in Bangladesh, an official said on Friday. Sixteen bodies had been recover...
Dec 23, 2021
