Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox – From triumph of 1964 to coronavirus: Japan then and now
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan hoped that hosting the 2020 Olympics would reprise the triumph of 1964, when it became the first Asian Olympics host and gained a huge economic boost. But the co...
Jun 22, 2021
Confidence among UK employers hits five-year high – REC
LONDON (Reuters) - British employers are their most confident about the economy in almost five years, helped by the lifting of coronavirus restrictions, a survey showed on Wednesday, but the lack of s...
Jun 22, 2021
People want trusted news, Reuters Institute says
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic stoked hunger for trusted news in a time of global crisis and a clear majority of people want media organisations to be impartial and o...
Jun 22, 2021
Olympics: Tokyo 2020 timeline
TOKYO (Reuters) - The following is a timeline of major events in the run-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed for a year and set to open in a month: September 2013: Tokyo is awarded the 2020 Olymp...
Jun 22, 2021
Biden sees work needed to address problems created by big tech firms -White House
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden believes steps are needed to safeguard privacy, bolster innovation and deal with other problems created by big technology platforms, th...
Jun 22, 2021
Federal court closes Dakota Access case, but allows for fresh challenges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. district court closed a long-running case against the Dakota Access oil pipeline on Tuesday, but allowed for Native American tribes and other opponents of the line to file ...
Jun 22, 2021
Mexico’s coronavirus death toll rises to 231,505
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Tuesday reported 4,233 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country and 261 more fatalities, bringing the total figures to 2,482,784 infections an...
Jun 22, 2021
Brazil reports 87,822 new coronavirus cases, 2,131 deaths
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 87,822 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 2,131 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Brazil has registered m...
Jun 22, 2021
S.Korea mobile financial app Toss operator valued at $7.4 billion in latest funding
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - The South Korean operator of mobile financial app Toss raised $410 million in fresh funding, which values the company at $7.4 billion, operator Viva Republica said on We...
Jun 22, 2021
New Zealand mulls lockdown after COVID-19 case in capital city
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand is considering locking down its capital city Wellington on Wednesday after an Australian tourist tested positive for COVID-19 after visiting the city over the weeken...
Jun 22, 2021
