Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India reports 259,551 new coronavirus infections
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India reported on Friday 259,551 new coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose by 4,209. The South Asian nation's infection tally stands at 26.03 million, ...
May 21, 2021
Japan to approve more COVID-19 vaccines as state of emergency set to widen
By Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is expected to expand a state of emergency to cover the island of Okinawa on Friday, and it is also set to approve Moderna Inc and AstraZeneca PLC COVID-19 vac...
May 20, 2021
Australian students strike against government funding for gas industry
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands of Australian students skipped school on Friday and gathered with climate activists to call on the government to stop funding the gas industry, taking aim...
May 20, 2021
Olympics-Briton Gemili to take a knee if he wins medal in Tokyo
(Reuters) - Adam Gemili said he would take a knee at the Tokyo Games if he wins a medal and the British sprinter predicts "all hell would break loose" if the International Olympic Committee (IOC) puni...
May 20, 2021
Japan likely to forgo submitting extra budget to current parliament -Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is likely to forgo submitting an extra budget to the current parliament session running until June 16, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Friday. Some lawmakers hav...
May 20, 2021
JD Logistics to raise $3.16 billion in Hong Kong IPO -sources
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) -JD Logistics Inc has indicated it will price shares at HK$40.36 ($5.20), towards the lower end of its flagged range, to raise $3.16 billion in a Hong Kong initial...
May 20, 2021
Asia shares perk up as receding inflation fears lift Wall Street
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Friday, setting the region up for a weekly gain, as investors tempered fears about hot inflation and the prospects of an early tapering of stim...
May 20, 2021
Hamas to keep finger on trigger after ceasefire, says official
DOHA (Reuters) - A Hamas official said that Israel must end its violations in Jerusalem and address damages from the bombardment of Gaza following a ceasefire that began on Friday, warning the group s...
May 20, 2021
Canadian house prices to jump this year, but will slow in 2022: Reuters poll
By Mumal Rathore BENGALURU (Reuters) - Canadian house prices will rise sharply in 2021, supported by ultra-low interest rates and robust demand driven by massive fiscal support, according to a Reuters...
May 20, 2021
Japan’s new Aegis ships to cost at least 900 billion yen-Asahi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new Aegis missile-defence ships are expected to cost at least 900 billion yen ($8.27 billion), more than double the cost of two planned ground-based sites that the country ca...
May 20, 2021
