Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Oil eases as investors take profit after 5-day rally
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil markets eased on Tuesday after a five-day rally as investors took profits on fears that higher prices may weaken fuel demand, though market sentiment remained fi...
Sep 27, 2021
LGBTQ groups hope Japan PM race may lead to same-sex marriages
By Sakura Murakami and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - LGBTQ rights activists are hoping that Japan may finally allow same-sex marriage if Taro Kono, who has publicly supported gay marriage, becomes the...
Sep 27, 2021
U.S. citizens blocked from leaving China return home after three years
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two American siblings prevented from leaving China since 2018 returned to the United States over the weekend, according to a U.S. official, their release by B...
Sep 27, 2021
Japan seeks to end COVID-19 state of emergency this month -minister
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government will seek advisers' approval to lift the state of emergency in all regions on Oct. 1 as the number of new coronavirus cases falls and the st...
Sep 27, 2021
Activision Blizzard, U.S. employment watchdog reach agreement in sexual harassment and discrimination case
By Sabahatjahan Contractor (Reuters) - Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said on Monday they had reached an agreement to settle claims...
Sep 27, 2021
Sydney’s unvaccinated warned of social isolation when lockdown ends
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sydney residents who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 risk being barred from various social activities even when they are freed from stay-at-home orders in December...
Sep 27, 2021
Yen weakens to 111 per dollar as U.S. Treasury yields soar
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen traded near an almost three-month low to the dollar and reached a two-week trough versus the euro on Tuesday, as rising bond yields in the U.S. and Europe l...
Sep 27, 2021
Little fluffy clouds may help save Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
By Stefica Nicol Bikes SYDNEY (Reuters) - To slow the speed at which high temperatures and warm waters bleach the corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Australian scientists are spraying droplets of ocean...
Sep 27, 2021
World Bank says Delta variant slowing economic growth in East Asia and Pacific
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The East Asia and Pacific region's recovery has been undermined by the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant, which is likely slowing economic growth and increasing inequa...
Sep 27, 2021
U.S. murders soar nearly 30% in 2020, FBI reports
(Reuters) - The number of murders in the United States rose nearly 30% in 2020 and overall violent crime rose for the first time in four years, the FBI said in its annual crime report on Monday, in a ...
Sep 27, 2021
