Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Incoming New York mayor to appoint first woman to lead city’s police department
(Reuters) - New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams will appoint a woman to serve as commissioner of the city's police department for the first time in its 176-year history, local media reported on Tuesday. A...
Dec 14, 2021
Australian mining state passes Aboriginal heritage protection law
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Western Australia's parliament passed legislation late on Tuesday aiming to better protect Aboriginal heritage in the mining state, however indigenous groups said ...
Dec 14, 2021
YEARENDER-NFL-Blockbuster Brady shines again, COVID-19 controversy rattles league
(Reuters) - Tom Brady matched the hyperbole again in 2021 as the National Football League (NFL) found its way through the COVID-19 pandemic and grappled with off-field controversy. After winning his s...
Dec 14, 2021
YEARENDER-Baseball-Ohtani, ‘Field of Dreams’ game a hit but 2021 ends with lockout
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Japan's Shohei Ohtani delivered a season for the ages, while the 'Field of Dreams' game staged in the middle of a cornfield reaped huge ratings, but Major League Baseball e...
Dec 14, 2021
YEARENDER-Sport-Black Lives Matter moves from protest to action for athletes
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement marched on in 2021 but to the beat of a quieter drum as sport moved from protest to action by implementing some of the change athlete...
Dec 14, 2021
YEARENDER-Motor racing-F1 has a hard act to follow after thrilling 2021
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One will be bigger next year, with a record 23 races including a first in Miami, but it will be hard pushed to be better than 2021 for drama and excitement. ...
Dec 14, 2021
China cbank injects 500 billion yuan via medium-term loans, rate unchanged -statement
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank injected funds through medium-term loans into the financial system on Wednesday, while keeping the interest rate unchanged for the 20th month in a row. The Pe...
Dec 14, 2021
China Nov new home prices suffer biggest decline in 6 years
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's new home prices suffered the worst month-on-month slump since February 2015 in November, as tighter policies and a liquidity crunch in the property sector hurt demand, offi...
Dec 14, 2021
Dollar holds firm as investors eye major Fed policy meeting
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - The dollar held its recent gains in early Asia trading on Wednesday as investors looked towards a key Federal Reserve policy meeting to see if it would reinforce gro...
Dec 14, 2021
Cambodia detects first case of Omicron coronavirus variant
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia has detected the country's first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a local woman who had travelled from Ghana, the ministry of health said. The 23-year ...
Dec 14, 2021
