Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thailand sees first trickle of tourists in October as curbs ease
By Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand recorded its first 1,201 foreign tourists in October since a ban in April aimed at averting coronavirus outbreaks, as the country gradually opens up to ...
Nov 26, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Beijing market suspends sales, storage of frozen products Beijing's Xinfadi market, which was linked to a coronavirus outbreak...
Nov 26, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court backs religious groups over New York virus curbs
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court late on Wednesday backed Christian and Jewish houses of worship challenging New York state's latest restrictions in novel coronavirus h...
Nov 26, 2020
New Zealand’s Ardern set to declare climate emergency
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's government is to declare a climate emergency in a symbolic step to increase pressure for action to combat global war...
Nov 25, 2020
Cyclone Nivar tears down power lines, trees in India; no casualties
By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - A severe cyclone slammed into India's southern coast early on Thursday, uprooting trees and power lines but there were no immediate reports of loss of ...
Nov 25, 2020
India records 44,489 new coronavirus cases
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India recorded 44,489 new coronavirus infections, data from the health ministry showed on Thursday, the 19th straight day that single-day cases have stayed below the 50,000 mark. In...
Nov 25, 2020
South Korea, China top diplomats vow to work on North Korea, COVID-19
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of South Korea and China pledged on Thursday to work together to advance bilateral ties and tackle regional and global issues including stalled ...
Nov 25, 2020
Bitcoin falls 6% in Asian trade
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bitcoin dropped to $17,657.53 on Thursday, down 5.74 percent on the day, after losing $1,074.9 from its previous close. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known crypto-currency, h...
Nov 25, 2020
South Korea sentences leader of sexual blackmail ring to 40 years in prison: Yonhap
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced the leader of an online sexual blackmail ring to 40 years in prison, the Yonhap news agency reported. Cho Ju-bin, 24, was f...
Nov 25, 2020
A life in colors: NYC celebrates Ruth Bader Ginsburg with East Village mural
By Aleksandra Michalska NEW YORK (Reuters) - A huge colorful portrait of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now greets passersby over an East Village crosswalk in New York City. The th...
Nov 25, 2020
