Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympic coronavirus guidelines to be set for each event, official says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympic coronavirus guidelines are being drawn up for each separate sports competition, a Tokyo 2020 senior official said at a briefing held on Friday. Olympic organisers have releas...
May 28, 2021
MLB roundup: Brewers edge Padres in 10th inning
Jackie Bradley Jr. lined a walk-off single off the right field fence with twos out in the bottom of the 10th inning to score Omar Narvaez from third and give the Milwaukee Brewers a 6-5 victory over t...
May 28, 2021
Dominican court blocks removal of fugitive Indian-born jeweller Choksi
By Abhirup Roy (Reuters) - A Dominican court has restrained local authorities from removing fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi from the country, throwing up another hurdle to India's attempts to have him ...
May 28, 2021
European business chamber calls on Vietnam to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations
HANOI (Reuters) - European business leaders in Vietnam are urging the government to allow private companies to procure COVID-19 vaccines and inoculate their own staff, as the country battles its bigge...
May 28, 2021
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months for Oct 1 unauthorised assembly
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai was sentenced to a further 14 months in prison on Friday for organising an unauthorised assembly on Oct. 1, 2019, durin...
May 27, 2021
Doing press is part of the sport, says Djokovic, as Osaka debate rages on
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Facing the media can be "very unpleasant" but it is part of tennis, said world number one Novak Djokovic, as debate continued to rage on Friday over Naomi Osaka's decision to boy...
May 27, 2021
Microsoft says group behind SolarWinds hack now targetting government agencies, NGOs
(Reuters) - The group behind the SolarWinds cyber attack identified late last year is now targeting government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and non-governmental organizations, Microsoft Corp sa...
May 27, 2021
Japan’s output seen rising as exports cushion pandemic’s impact: Reuters poll
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory output is expected to have risen for the second straight month in April on brisk exports and solid demand for electronic goods, a Reuters poll showed,...
May 27, 2021
Canada probes forced labour claims in Malaysian palm oil, glove-making industries
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Canada is investigating allegations of forced labour in Malaysia's palm oil and glove manufacturing industries, the government said on Friday. Malaysian firms, which includes ...
May 27, 2021
Southeast Asian nations oppose arms embargo on Myanmar -report
By Tom Allard JAKARTA (Reuters) - Nine Southeast Asian countries have urged the United Nations not to endorse a freeze on arms sales to Myanmar, according to a report from Benar News. The report by th...
May 27, 2021
