Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan service sector sentiment improves in Nov as COVID-19 cases ease
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's service sector sentiment index rose 0.8 point to 56.3 in November to mark the third straight month of increase, a Cabinet Office survey showed on Wednesday, as COVID-19 cases...
Dec 08, 2021
Visa launches crypto advisory service for financial institutions, merchants
By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) - Visa Inc, the world's largest payment processor, on Wednesday launched a global crypto advisory service for clients such as banks and also merchants, as the adoption...
Dec 08, 2021
India’s SII to halve output of AstraZeneca vaccine as demand sinks – CNBC-TV18
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Serum Institute of India (SII), the world's biggest vaccine maker, will halve the output of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot from next week as it had no fresh orders from the govern...
Dec 08, 2021
Japanese boy sumo wrestlers chase dreams of fame and fortune
By Elaine Lies and Akira Tomoshige TOKYO (Reuters) - Red-faced, the two sumo wrestlers crashed together, grappling their way around the raised earthen ring until one pushed the other over the side. A ...
Dec 07, 2021
Cricket-England bowled out for 147 on day one of Ashes opener
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - England were dismissed for 147 in their first innings before tea on the opening day of the first Ashes test at the Gabba on Wednesday after captain Joe Root won the toss and elec...
Dec 07, 2021
Factbox-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - The Omicron variant of the coronavirus can partially evade the protection from two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the research head of a laboratory at the Africa Health Res...
Dec 07, 2021
Australian airlines gear up for price war as new challengers enter market
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's domestic airline industry, held back during the pandemic by state border closings, is gearing up for a price war as new entrants into the jet market chall...
Dec 07, 2021
Thai construction tycoon gets jail term for poaching of protected animals
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's supreme court on Wednesday sentenced construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta to two and a half years in prison without probation on charges related to the poaching of pro...
Dec 07, 2021
SAIC Mobility and Momenta to start public trials of robotaxi service in Shanghai
BEIJING (Reuters) - SAIC Mobility, a unit of top Chinese automaker SAIC Motor and autonomous driving startup Momenta have begun offering autonomous robotaxis test rides to the public in a Shanghai dis...
Dec 07, 2021
Olympics-Australian athletes prepare for Beijing despite diplomatic boycott
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) said their government's decision to join the U.S. diplomatic boycott of next year's Beijing Olympics will have no impact on their preparations...
Dec 07, 2021
