Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Timeline: Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine plan mired in European back-and-forth
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Wednesday the European Union asked it to withdraw export permit applications for exports of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, and its denial that it blocked shipment...
Apr 06, 2021
Toshiba gets proposal to go private in $20 billion deal – source
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is proposing taking Toshiba Corp private in a deal worth about $20 billion, a person familiar with the matter said, as the ...
Apr 06, 2021
Japan not in talks with U.S. on possible Beijing Olympics boycott: government spokesman
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is not in talks with the United States on a possible boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, top government spokesman, Katsunobu Kato, said on Wednesday. The United States on T...
Apr 06, 2021
Florida evacuations order lifted as danger from leaky wastewater reservoir fades
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - Evacuation orders were lifted on Tuesday for hundreds of residents near Tampa Bay in Florida as crews relieved pressure on the containment wall surrounding a leaky wastewat...
Apr 06, 2021
Britain to deploy Moderna COVID-19 shot from third week of April: minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will begin the rollout of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in mid-April, vaccine deployment minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Tuesday, adding the vaccination programme was on track t...
Apr 06, 2021
South Korea’s SK Hynix near deal to supply auto chips to Germany’s Bosch – media
SEOUL (Reuters) - SK Hynix Inc, the world's second-largest memory chip maker, is close to signing a long-term deal to provide automotive memory chips to German auto supplier Robert Bosch GmbH, South K...
Apr 06, 2021
Oil prices rise on stronger economic outlook, U.S. stockpile draw
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday on the prospects for stronger global economic growth amid increased COVID-19 vaccinations and a report that crude inven...
Apr 06, 2021
Japan PM Suga signals chance of calling snap election – Asahi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said there was a chance he could call a snap general election before his current term as head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ends...
Apr 06, 2021
South Koreans vote for key city offices as political winds shift
By Josh Smith and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Koreans went to the polls on Wednesday in a special election for key city offices that could see conservative gains amid political scandals and pol...
Apr 06, 2021
South Korea reports 668 new coronavirus cases, highest daily count in three months
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Wednesday reported 668 new coronavirus cases for Tuesday, the highest daily count since Jan. 8 amid a rise in cluster infections, the Korea Disease Contr...
Apr 06, 2021
