Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Florida governor threatens fines for cities, counties over vaccine mandates
(Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has threatened fines for cities and counties that mandate employees must get vaccinated against COVID-19, which has killed nearly 50,000 people in the state. ...
Sep 13, 2021
S.Korea’s lack of anti-discrimination laws takes toll on LGBT youth, activists say
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's failure to pass national laws banning discrimination is taking a toll on citizens, particularly LGBT youth, a new report said on Tuesday, as activists see...
Sep 13, 2021
Australia’s RBA optimistic on economy, but rates to stay low until 2024
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's top central banker said on Tuesday coronavirus lockdowns would cause a sharp contraction in the economy this quarter but was confident activity would rebound quickly once...
Sep 13, 2021
Nuclear envoys from Japan, U.S., and S.Korea met after N.Korea missile test
TOKYO (Reuters) - Top nuclear envoys from Japan, the United States and South Korea held talks in Tokyo on Tuesday to discuss how to rein in North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes, a day after Py...
Sep 13, 2021
S.Korean antitrust agency fines Google $177 million for abusing market dominance
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's antitrust regulator on Tuesday fined Alphabet Inc's Google 207 billion won ($176.64 million), saying the U.S. technology giant abused its dominant market position to res...
Sep 13, 2021
U.S. and India in talks over timeline for restarting COVID-19 vaccine exports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is communicating regularly with India in bilateral and multilateral channels to discuss the supply of COVID-19 vaccines and inquire about its timeline for rest...
Sep 13, 2021
Asia shares mixed, dollar steady ahead of U.S. inflation
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asia's share markets were mixed and the dollar held steady on Tuesday, with investors awaiting U.S inflation data for more clues on when the Federal Reserve will...
Sep 13, 2021
Australian home prices jump record 6.7% in Q2
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Prices for Australian residential properties in the major cities climbed a record 6.7% in the June quarter versus the previous quarter amid super-low borrowing costs and strong dema...
Sep 13, 2021
Australia business conditions show promising improvement in August-survey
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - A measure of Australian business conditions showed a welcome improvement in August as sales and profits weather coronavirus lockdowns in parts of the country, offering...
Sep 13, 2021
Oil extends gains on worries of U.S. supply disruptions from another storm
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday, hovering near a six-week high, on signs another storm could affect output in Texas this week even as the U.S. industry struggle...
Sep 13, 2021
