Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Dollar set for back-to-back weekly losses as Treasury yields retreat
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar headed for its worst back-to-back weekly drop this year amid a continued retreat in Treasury yields from more-than-one-year highs as investors increasing...
Apr 15, 2021
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai, others to be sentenced for illegal assembly
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and nine other pro-democracy activists are expected to be sentenced on Friday after they were found guilty of participating in una...
Apr 15, 2021
China reports 11 new COVID-19 cases vs 10 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 11 new mainland COVID-19 cases on April 15, up from 10 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Friday. The National Health Commission sa...
Apr 15, 2021
Oil steady near four-week highs on demand revival
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices dipped in early trade on Friday but were on course for a weekly gain of more than 6% with an improved oil demand outlook and strong economic recoveries ...
Apr 15, 2021
Scottish nationalists pledge independence referendum by end of 2023
LONDON (Reuters) - The ruling Scottish National Party pledged on Thursday to hold an independence referendum by the end of 2023, a step that could fracture the United Kingdom by ripping apart the 314-...
Apr 15, 2021
SK Innovation to work with Hyundai Motor, Kia to develop hybrid EV batteries
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Innovation Co Ltd said on Friday it will cooperate with Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Corp to develop pouch-type batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (EVs). SK Innovati...
Apr 15, 2021
Australia considers staggered reopening of borders
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will consider a staggered reopening of its international borders to allow residents who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel abroad first, Prime M...
Apr 15, 2021
Study finds young U.S. Marines without COVID-19 history at greater infection risk
(Reuters) - A study of more than 3,000 young U.S. Marines found that those without a history of COVID-19 had a five times greater risk of infection than those previously infected, according to finding...
Apr 15, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell wants trial delay, blames prosecutors
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for Ghislaine Maxwell has asked a U.S. judge to delay the July 12 criminal trial of Jeffrey Epstein's former associate by at least 90 days, blaming pr...
Apr 15, 2021
Analysis: India shifts from mass vaccine exporter to importer, worrying the world
By Krishna N. Das and Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) - After gifting and selling tens of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad, India suddenly finds itself short of shots as new infections surge i...
Apr 15, 2021
