Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NBA roundup: James Harden guides Nets past Blazers
James Harden scored 25 points and matched his career high of 17 assists to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 116-112 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Jeff Green scored 20 point...
Mar 24, 2021
Runner in first leg of Olympics torch relay drops out: Tokyo 2020
TOKYO (Reuters) - One of the first runners in the Tokyo Olympics torch relay has dropped out of the event scheduled for Thursday, the Games organising committee said on Wednesday. Homare Sawa, captain...
Mar 24, 2021
No.2 ranking no extra pressure but Medvedev still keen to prove himself
By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) - New world number two Daniil Medvedev said he is feeling no extra pressure after rising to his career-best ranking last week but the Russian wants to prove to himself tha...
Mar 24, 2021
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: EU to extend vaccine export curbs to cover Britain, backloading The European Commission on Wednesday will extend EU powers to ...
Mar 24, 2021
Taiwan to help allies buy vaccines, but not from China
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will help its handful of remaining diplomatic allies buy COVID-19 vaccines but on the condition that Taiwanese money is not used to obtain Chinese vaccines, Foreign Minister ...
Mar 24, 2021
Papua New Guina gears up for COVID-19 shots as 8,000 doses arrive from Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea will kick-off its coronavirus vaccination programme by this weekend, helped by 8,000 AstraZeneca doses from neighbouring Australia as it tries to prevent its basic ...
Mar 24, 2021
Japan state-funded hotel deal pays rent to Myanmar defence ministry
By Ju-min Park and John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) - A consortium of private Japanese firms and a Japanese state entity paid rent on a multi-million dollar hotel and office development that ultimately wen...
Mar 24, 2021
Nearly all Havana to receive experimental Cuban COVID-19 vaccines
By Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba will administer experimental COVID-19 shots to nearly the entire population of the capital Havana by May as health authorities carry out massive interventional s...
Mar 24, 2021
India reports most COVID-19 deaths this year
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India reported 275 new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, the most this year, as a second surge in cases fills up hospital beds in big states such as Maharashtra. Infections rose by 4...
Mar 24, 2021
Bank lending to fossil fuel industry down 9% in COVID-hit year
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - The world's biggest banks cut lending to fossil fuel firms by 9% in 2020 as a result of the pandemic, although funding has still risen over the past five years, a re...
Mar 24, 2021
