Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chinese version of TikTok limits use of app by those under 14
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese short video app Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, said on Saturday that all of its authenticated users below the age of 14 will now access the app in a "youth mode", i...
Sep 18, 2021
COVID-hit Chinese city tells residents to stay home as holiday starts
BEIJING (Reuters) - A city in southeast China hit by COVID-19 told residents on Saturday to stay home and closed various venues, as infections spread in the country's latest hotspot during a key holid...
Sep 18, 2021
NHC says 30% chance of cyclone near Cape Verde Islands
(Reuters) - The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Saturday there is a 30% chance that a weather system, located several hundred miles south-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, could streng...
Sep 18, 2021
Japan’s Kishida: Aim distribute COVID-19 drugs by year-end if elected PM
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, a key contender to become prime minister, said on Saturday he would work to distribute COVID-19 medications by year-end if elected. Sp...
Sep 18, 2021
Tennis-Ruud beats Sultanov as Norway take lead in Davis Cup
(Reuters) - World number 10 Casper Ruud put Norway on the brink of a Davis Cup victory against visitors Uzbekistan in the World Group I playoffs with a 6-3 6-3 win over Khumoyun Sultanov on Friday. No...
Sep 18, 2021
Japan PM candidates differ on same-sex, women rights issues
TOKYO (Reuters) - Candidates to become Japan's next prime minister all said they would have better policies to fight the pandemic and reduce the income gap during television debates on Friday, but the...
Sep 18, 2021
Australia reports 1,882 COVID-19 cases as police quell protests
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia recorded 1,882 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, as thousands of police officers in Sydney and Melbourne were deployed to quell planned anti-lockdown pr...
Sep 18, 2021
Woman in New Zealand charged with murdering her children after arriving from South Africa
(Reuters) - A woman charged with murdering her three young daughters, just weeks after the family arrived in New Zealand from South Africa, appeared in court on Saturday. Lauren Anne Dickason appeared...
Sep 18, 2021
Venezuelan leader Maduro lands in Mexico ahead of Latin American leaders’ summit
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in Mexico City on Friday, Mexico's foreign ministry said, ahead of a summit of a recently elected "pink tide" of leftist Latin Ameri...
Sep 18, 2021
Gunman convicted in deadly Colorado school shooting gets life without parole
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado man convicted in June of murdering a classmate during a 2019 school shooting that wounded eight others was sentenced on Friday to life in prison without ...
Sep 18, 2021
