Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘Dust Bowl’ winds hit tornado-devastated western United States
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Less than a week after a swarm of powerful tornadoes devastated Kentucky and four other states, a freakish wind storm brought "Dust Bowl" conditions and gusts of more than 10...
Dec 15, 2021
Strong typhoon approaches Philippines as tens of thousands evacuate
MANILA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from coastal areas of the central and southern Philippines ahead of a strong typhoon that is expected to make landfall on Thursday af...
Dec 15, 2021
Leon Technology shares surge after company downplays blacklist report
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shares of China's Leon Technology Co surged in early trade on Thursday, a day after the company downplayed a Financial Times report that it would be added to a U.S. investment bla...
Dec 15, 2021
Australia jobs surge by record in Nov as economy recovers rapidly
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian employment blew past all expectations in November as coronavirus lockdowns were lifted, driving the unemployment rate sharply lower in a major boost to the e...
Dec 15, 2021
Oil prices rise as fuel demand surges in top consumer United States
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Thursday as U.S. implied consumer petroleum demand surged to a record high in the world's top oil consumer even as the Omicron variant of...
Dec 15, 2021
Dollar holds tight as investors look beyond Fed to next big cenbank meetings
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - The dollar paused for breath on Thursday, having given up a brief rally made after the U.S Federal Reserve said it would end pandemic-era bond purchases in March, as...
Dec 15, 2021
Intel to invest $7 billion in Malaysia to build new plant
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Intel Corp will invest 30 billion ringgit ($7.10 billion) in Malaysia over a decade to build new assembly and testing facilities, Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger said on Thursda...
Dec 15, 2021
Thousands protest COVID-19 rules as New Zealand marks 90% vaccine rates
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands marched in New Zealand's capital Wellington on Thursday to protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and lockdowns, as the country reached the 90% fully vaccinated mil...
Dec 15, 2021
Cricket-Australia captain Cummins ruled out of second Ashes test
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia captain Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the second Ashes test in Adelaide later on Thursday after being identified as a close contact of a COVID-19 case...
Dec 15, 2021
Nine killed in private jet crash in Dominican Republic, airline says
(Reuters) - A private jet crashed on Wednesday at Las Americas Airport outside Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, killing all nine people on board, according to the airplane's operator, Helidosa...
Dec 15, 2021
