Author Archives: Syndicated Content
This weekend: 24th annual Great Backyard Bird Count
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — The 24th annual Great Backyard Bird Count is this weekend, Feb. 12 through 15. One of the most pandemic-friendly activities has to be birdwatching — it’s outsi...
Feb 09, 2021
BOJ policymaker highlights cost of huge asset buying, signals tweak in March review
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan must be mindful of the potential demerits of its huge asset purchases, board member Toyoaki Nakamura said in a sign the central bank will seek ways ...
Feb 09, 2021
Myanmar anti-coup protests resume despite bloodshed
(Reuters) - Protesters returned to the streets of Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw on Wednesday after the most violent day yet in demonstrations against a coup that halted a tentative transition to democra...
Feb 09, 2021
China’s factory prices rise for first time in 12 months
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory gate prices rose in annual terms in January for the first time in 12 months and at the fastest rate since May 2019, official data showed on Wednesday, suggesting ga...
Feb 09, 2021
New hate symbols on U.S. warships including noose spark Navy condemnation
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy's top admiral on Tuesday condemned two new racist incidents involving hate symbols on warships, which sources said included a noose that was left o...
Feb 09, 2021
Andreescu dumped from Australian Open by crafty Hsieh
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Bianca Andreescu's comeback after a 15-month absence from tennis ended abruptly in the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday with a 6-3 6-2 defeat to wil...
Feb 09, 2021
Oil prices extend rally after surprise fall in U.S. stocks
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose again on Wednesday, extending their more than week-long rally after industry data showing a fall in U.S. crude oil stocks added to optimism about an expected rise in ...
Feb 09, 2021
New Zealand to inoculate high-risk people first as COVID-19 vaccine gets full approval
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand will first administer COVID-19 vaccines to quarantine personnel, front line health workers and airline staff, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said, as the gover...
Feb 09, 2021
PepsiCo renames ‘Aunt Jemima’ pancakes, syrup as ‘Pearl Milling Company’
(Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc said on Tuesday its pancake mix and syrup products would be sold under the new name "Pearl Milling Company" after the company dropped the "Aunt Jemima" brand logo last year, ac...
Feb 09, 2021
Chile leads Latin America vaccine charge as it hits millionth jab
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile hit the one million mark in COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday, putting the small but wealthy Andean nation at the forefront of the region's inoculation drive on a per capita ...
Feb 09, 2021
