Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Heavy snowfall in Japan triggers power outages, isolates communities
TOKYO (Reuters) - Heavy snowfall in central Japan and along the northern coast isolated communities and cut off power to about 10,000 households, prompting the government to call an emergency meeting ...
Dec 17, 2020
Hong Kong take-private deals set to pick up pace after hitting three-year high in 2020
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Deals to take Hong Kong-listed companies private are set to accelerate next year, having already hit a three-year peak in 2020, as family-owned and other businesses re...
Dec 17, 2020
Tokyo says COVID-19 strain on hospitals severe, raises alert to highest
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese capital of Tokyo said on Thursday the strain on its medical system from the COVID-19 pandemic was severe, raising its alert level to the highest of four stages as the nu...
Dec 17, 2020
Google staff demand exec step aside after ethicist’s firing – document
By Jeffrey Dastin and Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Staff on Google's Ethical AI research team on Wednesday demanded the company sideline a vice president and commit to greater academic freedom, escalating ...
Dec 16, 2020
Australian state violated human rights in COVID lockdown-report
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian state's decision to lockdown more than 3,000 people in public housing towers to contain a second COVID-19 outbreak was not based on direct health advice and violated h...
Dec 16, 2020
Sailing-INEOS not performing well in light winds, says Ainslie
(Reuters) - INEOS Team UK skipper Ben Ainslie said testing has shown the second generation yacht has a "serious issue" in light winds, which could derail their chances of winning the America's Cup. Th...
Dec 16, 2020
Soccer-Court rules Maradona’s body ‘must be conserved’
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The body of late soccer great Diego Maradona "must be conserved" in case his DNA is needed in a paternity case, an Argentine court ruled on Wednesday. Maradona died of a heart...
Dec 16, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 26,923 – RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 26,923 to 1,406,161, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday. The repo...
Dec 16, 2020
U.N. Security Council to talk Western Sahara after Trump policy switch
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council is planning to discuss Western Sahara on Monday, diplomats said, after U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Morocco's sovereignty o...
Dec 16, 2020
U.S. Interior Secretary Bernhardt tests positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - U.S. Interior Department Secretary David Bernhardt tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, a representative for the department said. Bernhardt was asymptomatic and would continue to wor...
Dec 16, 2020
