Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pain to tiled art: Argentines honor soccer star Maradona with mosaics
By Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Gonzalo Lpez Lauch is helping bring soccer star Diego Maradona back to life, one mosaic tile at a time. The visual artist, part of a group called Comando M...
Feb 25, 2021
Japan to end state of emergency for six prefectures this month: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government will end a state of emergency in all but Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures at the end of this month, a week earlier than scheduled, public broadcaster ...
Feb 25, 2021
Mr. Potato Head drops ‘Mr.’ from brand name
(Reuters) - Hasbro Inc said on Thursday it was renaming its popular Mr. Potato Head brand to drop the 'Mr.', giving the "Potato Head" line a less gender-focused identity. The toy, first launched over ...
Feb 25, 2021
Colombia extends health state of emergency, seeks more Sinovac vaccines
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will extend its health state of emergency to curb the spread of coronavirus by three months, President Ivan Duque said on Thursday, adding that the country is in talks to b...
Feb 25, 2021
Papua New Guinea’s Michael Somare, ‘father of the nation’, dies
By Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea's first prime minister, Michael Somare, has died aged 84, his daughter said on Friday. Known as the "father of the nation", Somare led the Pacif...
Feb 25, 2021
ATP Roundup: Diego Schwartzman reaches Cordoba quarters
Teenager Juan Manuel Cerundolo had not played a tour-level match prior to this week, but now has reached the quarterfinals of the Cordoba Open in his native Argentina. The 19-year-old, who started the...
Feb 25, 2021
Brazil regulator approves 5G spectrum auction rules, no Huawei ban
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's telecoms regulator Anatel approved rules on Thursday for a spectrum auction for 5G networks this year without any curbs on China's Huawei Technologies Co as an equipment ...
Feb 25, 2021
South Korea kicks off COVID-19 vaccination campaign: Reuters TV
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea launched its COVID-19 inoculation campaign on Friday by administering AstraZeneca's vaccines to nursing home workers and patients across the country. Authorities will on ...
Feb 25, 2021
KPMG UK to split roles of chair and chief executive
(Reuters) - KPMG UK said on Thursday it will split the roles of chair and chief executive, adding it will hold an election process for the CEO position. KMPG said Bina Mehta would remain non-executive...
Feb 25, 2021
Asia stocks skid as global inflation fears, tech woes hit Wall Street
By Echo Wang MIAMI (Reuters) - Asian stocks opened sharply lower on Friday after Wall Street's main indexes tumbled, with technology-related stocks under pressure following a steep rise in benchmark U...
Feb 25, 2021
