Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australian regulator accuses Westpac of insider trading in $12 billion grid sale
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's corporate watchdog accused Westpac Banking Corp of insider trading while financing a A$16 billion ($12 billion) energy grid privatisation in 2016, the late...
May 05, 2021
Myanmar state media says five killed in blast were building a bomb
(Reuters) - Five people killed in an explosion in Myanmar this week, including an ousted lawmaker, had been building a bomb, media controlled by the military junta said on Wednesday. Since the militar...
May 05, 2021
India posts record daily rise in coronavirus deaths
(Reuters) - India's coronavirus deaths rose by a record 3,780 during the last 24 hours, a day after the country became the world's second, after the United States, to cross the grim milestone of 20 mi...
May 05, 2021
Cycling: Italian rider Spreafico gets three-year doping ban
(Reuters) - Italian rider Matteo Spreafico has been banned for three years after failing two anti-doping tests during the Giro d'Italia in October, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said in a stat...
May 05, 2021
Space-aged Bordeaux wine offered for private sale by Christie’s
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - A space-aged bottle of fine French wine, part of a case of Bordeaux that was literally matured in Earth orbit for 14 months, is being put up for private sale by Christie's,...
May 05, 2021
Australia’s largest state reports first COVID-19 case in more than a month
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state of New South Wales (NSW) on Wednesday reported its first locally acquired COVID-19 case in more than a month, sending authorities rushing to trace th...
May 04, 2021
Philippines tells fishermen to ignore Beijing’s ban on fishing in South China Sea
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has rejected an annual summer fishing ban imposed by China in the disputed South China Sea and encouraged its boats to keep fishing in the country's territorial wate...
May 04, 2021
Philippines approves emergency use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' food and drug agency approved on Wednesday the emergency use of U.S. drugmaker Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine in the Southeast Asian nation. The known and potential...
May 04, 2021
El Salvador inks deal with Pfizer for 4.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele said on Twitter on Tuesday night that the Central American nation has signed an agreement with Pfizer Inc for 4.4 million COVID-19 vaccine...
May 04, 2021
Germany hatches plan to attract green investment capital
By Markus Wacket and Christian Kraemer BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government is planning a new green financing strategy to steer capital towards environmental projects and developing Germany into a...
May 04, 2021
