Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Millions face hunger in Myanmar as crisis worsens, United Nations says
(Reuters) - Food insecurity is rising sharply in Myanmar in the wake of a military coup and deepening financial crisis, with millions more expected to go hungry in coming months, the United Nations sa...
Syndicated Content Apr 21, 2021
Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee attends trial amid calls for pardon
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee on Thursday made his first public appearance since being jailed in January, as he attended court to face charges of f...
Syndicated Content Apr 21, 2021
NASA extracts breathable oxygen from thin Martian air
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA has logged another extraterrestrial first on its latest mission to Mars: converting carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure, breathable oxygen...
Syndicated Content Apr 21, 2021
Australia states investigate COVID-19 spread in quarantine hotels
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Two Australian states urged staff and guests in COVID-19 quarantine hotels to get tested immediately and fully self-isolate, launching investigations into three suspec...
Syndicated Content Apr 21, 2021
Singapore, Hong Kong call off air travel bubble announcement: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Singapore and Hong Kong on Thursday called off an announcement for an air travel bubble between Asia's two major financial hubs, Bloomberg News reported, citing sources. The two cities del...
Syndicated Content Apr 21, 2021
Ecuador announces curfew, curbs as COVID again overwhelms hospitals
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador on Wednesday implemented a nighttime curfew and other mobility restrictions as a spike in coronavirus cases again overwhelms hospitals in the Andean country, which in 2020 ex...
Syndicated Content Apr 21, 2021
Singapore probing COVID-19 re-infections after cases in workers dormitory
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's manpower ministry said authorities were investigating the possibility of COVID-19 re-infections among residents in a migrant workers' dormitory, after finding more po...
Syndicated Content Apr 21, 2021
Oil falls 3rd day on U.S. stock build, surging COVID-19 cases
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell for a third day on Thursday as a surprise build in U.S. crude inventories and a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in India and Japan raised concerns that ...
Syndicated Content Apr 21, 2021
Asia joins global equity rebound; oil slips on COVID-19 worries
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Thursday, extending a rebound in global markets following a sharp selloff earlier this week, while oil prices eased again on worries about risi...
Syndicated Content Apr 21, 2021
Black man fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies serving search warrant in North Carolina
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - North Carolina state officials have opened an investigation into the fatal shooting of a Black man in his car by local sheriff's deputies serving him with a search warrant, a...
Syndicated Content Apr 21, 2021

