Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia calls on Myanmar military to release Australian economic adviser
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia called on Friday for Myanmar's ruling military to immediately release an Australian economic adviser to the deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been...
Apr 02, 2021
New COVID-19 restrictions to impact French growth: minister
PARIS (Reuters) - New COVID-19 restrictions in France will impact economic growth this year but it is too early to say by how much, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday. President Emmanuel M...
Apr 02, 2021
Opposition grows against UK vaccine passports
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 70 British lawmakers have signalled their opposition to the introduction of so-called vaccine passports that the government is considering bringing in to help to open the ...
Apr 02, 2021
Power play – India wields oil ‘weapon’ to cut dependence on Saudi
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) - When India's government last month asked refiners to speed up diversification and reduce dependence on the Middle East - days after OPEC+ said it would maintain pr...
Apr 02, 2021
Exclusive: Tencent’s Timi gaming studio generated $10 billion in 2020, sources say
By Pei Li and Tony Munroe (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant Tencent's Timi Studios, maker of popular video games Honor of Kings and Call of Duty Mobile, generated revenue of $10 billion last year, two pe...
Apr 02, 2021
Texas sheriff fires seven officers after custody death of Black man – NYT
(Reuters) - A Texas sheriff fired on Thursday seven officers who had been put on administrative leave after the custody death of a Black man, Marvin D. Scott III, the New York Times newspaper said. Th...
Apr 02, 2021
NBA roundup: Trae Young, Hawks outlast Spurs in 2OT
Trae Young was nearly unstoppable at the end of the game, scoring 15 of his 28 points in the two overtime periods, and Danilo Gallinari canned a clutch late 3-pointer as the Atlanta Hawks outlasted th...
Apr 02, 2021
NHL roundup: Mathew Barzal nets hat trick as Isles rout Caps
Mathew Barzal racked up three goals and two assists while teammate Jordan Eberle added two goals and an assist as the New York Islanders defeated the Washington Capitals 8-4 on Thursday in Uniondale, ...
Apr 02, 2021
Japan’s Osaka weighs cancelling leg of Olympic torch relay over virus surge
TOKYO (Reuters) - Authorities in Japan's Osaka will discuss plans on Friday with organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Games to cancel the western region's leg of the Olympic torch relay, its governor said, to...
Apr 02, 2021
Australia investigates possible link of blood clot case to AstraZeneca vaccine
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia is investigating whether a blood clotting disorder case recorded on Friday is related to the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Mic...
Apr 02, 2021
