Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Tokyo kicks off Games amid COVID-19 fears
FUKUSHIMA/TOKYO (Reuters) - The pandemic-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics began on Wednesday with Japanese women's softball pitcher Yukiko Ueno getting Games competition underway in what the head of the ...
Jul 20, 2021
Climbing dollar pauses for breath ahead of ECB
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar took a breather from its grind higher on Wednesday, easing slightly from multi-month peaks as a bout of risk-aversion ebbed, though selling was light ...
Jul 20, 2021
Australia’s iron ore miners face train driver shortage amid COVID lockdowns
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rio Tinto is asking train drivers working in mineral-rich Western Australia to work more hours, following a move by rival BHP Group, as miners rush to ship mill...
Jul 20, 2021
BOJ’s price outlook views muddled by commodity rise, weak spending
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan policymakers saw the price outlook muddled by rising global commodity costs and soft consumption, minutes of their June meeting showed, underscoring the...
Jul 20, 2021
U.S. condemns announcement on transfer of town to Turkish Cypriot control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States condemned the announcement on Tuesday that parts of an abandoned town in Cyprus would be transferred to Turkish Cypriot control, U.S. Secretary of State Antony...
Jul 20, 2021
Republican fundraising arm outraises Democratic counterpart in June
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fundraising arm of the Republican Party raised more money in June than its Democratic counterpart as heavy inflows from small donors signaled rank-and-file en...
Jul 20, 2021
Australia’s New South Wales reports 110 local COVID-19 cases
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, said locally acquired cases of COVID-19 rose back into the triple digits on Wednesday, as authorities scramble to contain a rapidly...
Jul 20, 2021
China reports 22 new COVID-19 cases; new local cluster in Nanjing
BEIJING (Reuters) -China reported 22 new COVID-19 cases in the mainland on July 20 versus 65 a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Wednesday. Of the new cases, 20 originated overseas, ...
Jul 20, 2021
Olympics-WHO head Tedros backs Tokyo Games amid pandemic
By Karolos Grohmann TOKYO (Reuters) -The Tokyo Olympics should go ahead to demonstrate to the world what can be achieved with the right plan and measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic, World Health Organ...
Jul 20, 2021
Japan’s exports jump on solid U.S., China demand
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's exports jumped in June led by U.S. demand for cars and China-bound shipments of chip-making equipment, supporting hopes for an export-led recovery in the ...
Jul 20, 2021
