Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Sinopharm to inject $4.6 billion vaccine assets into unit Tiantan Biological – sources
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese state-owned Sinopharm plans to inject 30 billion yuan ($4.6 billion) in assets into unit Beijing Tiantan Biological Products Corp Ltd to quickly get its fast...
Apr 16, 2021
Biden to welcome Japan’s Suga as first guest and key ally in China strategy
By Trevor Hunnicutt and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday as the first foreign leader to visit his White House, unde...
Apr 16, 2021
Mexican senators vote to extend term of Supreme Court president
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Senate on Thursday voted to extend the term of the president of the Supreme Court for an extra two years, a move criticized by opposition lawmakers who called it a bid...
Apr 16, 2021
Thailand reports record daily number of 1,582 coronavirus cases
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported 1,582 new coronavirus cases on Friday, marking the highest number of cases in a day since the start of the pandemic and the fifth record daily tally this week, am...
Apr 16, 2021
Cathay Pacific to cut cash burn as cargo-crew quarantine measures relaxed
(Reuters) - Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Friday a relaxation of quarantine requirements for its cargo crews would help to boost air freight capacity and lower its cash burn at a time...
Apr 16, 2021
Opponents of Myanmar military rule hold ‘silent strike’
(Reuters) - Opponents of military rule in Myanmar called for a "silent strike" on Friday, urging people to say at home to mourn the more than 700 people killed in protests against a Feb. 1 coup and to...
Apr 16, 2021
India reports another record daily rise in COVID-19 infections
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India reported a record daily increase of 217,353 COVID-19 infections over the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Friday. It was the eighth record daily increase in th...
Apr 16, 2021
Multiple victims reported after shooting at FedEx site in Indianapolis: WRTV, citing police
(Reuters) - Multiple victims have been reported after shots were fired at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis on Thursday, an incident which the police is calling a "mass casualty," an ABC-affiliated tel...
Apr 16, 2021
Risks to Japan’s low inflation skewed to upside, say economists: Reuters poll
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Risks to Japan's weak inflation outlook are skewed more to the upside, according to a majority of economists polled by Reuters, as rising commodity prices, a weak yen...
Apr 16, 2021
New Zealand awards Amazon extra $116 million subsidy for ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV series
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand said on Friday it has agreed to give Amazon extra rebates on its expenses for the filming of "The Lord of the Rings" TV series in the country, hoping to reap multi-y...
Apr 15, 2021
