Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Australia swim trials calendar shift to reap Tokyo rewards – Rooney
By Richard Evans ADELAIDE (Reuters) - Australia broke with tradition to hold its swimming trials just six weeks before the start of the 2020 Olympics and former world champion Giaan Rooney said the mo...
Jun 15, 2021
Asia on tenterhooks for Fed, oil keeps climbing
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares were subdued on Wednesday with investors wary of any hint of hawkishness from the U.S. Federal Reserve given lofty asset valuations rely so heavily on an ...
Jun 15, 2021
Jared Kushner set to publish ‘definitive’ book on Trump presidency
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jared Kushner, son-in-law of former U.S. President Donald Trump and a senior adviser in his administration, has reached a deal to write a book billed by his publisher as the "d...
Jun 15, 2021
Sailing-Team New Zealand reject Auckland bid for 37th America’s Cup
(Reuters) - America's Cup holder Team New Zealand (TNZ) has rejected its home government's offer to host a match defending its trophy in Auckland and will now look at options offshore, the sailing out...
Jun 15, 2021
Dollar holds near one-month high; focus on Fed’s inflation take
By Hideyuki Sano and Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held near a one-month high against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as investors tried to ascertain if the Federal Reserve might alt...
Jun 15, 2021
China says to launch crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-12 on June 17
JIUQUAN, China (Reuters) - China is expected to launch the crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-12 at 9:22 a.m. Beijing time (0122 GMT) on Thursday, an official at the China Manned Space agency said on Wednesda...
Jun 15, 2021
Japan considering limited domestic spectators at Olympics – media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese officials in charge of coronavirus countermeasures will hold a news conference later on Wednesday, with domestic media reporting that a proposal to allow limited numbers of ...
Jun 15, 2021
Watchdog says ‘pervasive’ digital sex crime affecting life for South Korean women, girls
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Digital sex crime is now so pervasive in South Korea that the fear of it is affecting the quality of life for women and girls, with many victims saying they had conside...
Jun 15, 2021
China reports 21 new COVID-19 cases on June 15 vs 20 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 21 new COVID-19 cases in the mainland for June 15, up from 20 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Wednesday. The National Health Co...
Jun 15, 2021
North Korea’s Kim says food situation ‘tense’ due to pandemic, typhoons
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said the country's economy improved this year but called for measures to tackle the "tense" food situation caused by the coronavir...
Jun 15, 2021
