Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Funerals to be held for slain Myanmar activists as violence escalates
(Reuters) - The families of dozens of people killed in clashes between Myanmar security forces and anti-coup protesters prepared to hold funerals on Tuesday after candle-lit vigils took place overnigh...
Mar 15, 2021
Encrypted messaging app Signal stops working in China
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Encrypted messaging app Signal appeared to no longer be working in China without the use of a virtual private network (VPN) on Tuesday morning, users in the country said. C...
Mar 15, 2021
Japan PM Suga receives COVID-19 vaccination ahead of Biden meeting in U.S
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday in preparation for a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden next month. Suga is the first...
Mar 15, 2021
Oil falls amid stockpiling concern; European vaccine woe threatens demand
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Tuesday, extending declines for a third day, as concerns about rising stockpiles in the United States added to the threat to demand posed by countries including Ge...
Mar 15, 2021
Yellen to meet religious leaders, NGO group pushing for debt relief
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet on Tuesday with Jubilee USA Network, a non-profit group that advocates for debt relief for developing countries, ...
Mar 15, 2021
AFL-CIO urges U.S. to block imports of solar products from China’s Xinjiang
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of the AFL-CIO, the largest U.S. labor federation, is calling on the Biden administration and Congress to stop imports of solar products from China's Xinjiang region ...
Mar 15, 2021
Venezuela will not authorise AztraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to ‘effects on patients’, VP says
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela will not authorise AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on Monday, citing unspecified "effects on patients." Rodriguez' comments came after...
Mar 15, 2021
Thai PM gets first shot of AstraZeneca vaccine after safety scare
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha became the first person to be inoculated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the Southeast Asian country on Tuesday after the rollout had...
Mar 15, 2021
Vanguard Group suspends plans to pursue fund management company license in China
(Reuters) - Top mutual fund manager Vanguard Group has suspended plans to pursue a fund management company license in China, it said late on Monday. The shift will lead to a small number of jobs being...
Mar 15, 2021
Japan soccer player Kawasumi confirms won’t take part in torch relay
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese soccer player Nahomi Kawasumi has confirmed she will not take part in the Tokyo Olympics torch relay this month after deciding to withdraw from the event last year due to co...
Mar 15, 2021
