Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Singapore trials Smartphone app offering mini check-ups
By Joseph Campbell SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Each morning before work at a Singapore construction site, Gunasekar Udayakumar, 41, gets his vital signs checked, without going to a clinic, or even seeing a ...
Feb 23, 2021
Asian stocks open lower on inflation fears
By Echo Wang MIAMI (Reuters) - Asian equities opened lower on Wednesday on concerns about rising interest rates and rich equity valuations and following a downdraft in U.S. and European overnight trad...
Feb 23, 2021
Hunger in Central America skyrockets, UN agency says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The number of people going hungry in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua has nearly quadrupled in the last two years, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as Central ...
Feb 23, 2021
Japan’s Aso says must keep issuing deficit-covering bonds until 2025
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's current fiscal situation means the country will likely be forced to keep issuing deficit-covering bonds at least until 2025, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Wednesday. "It'...
Feb 23, 2021
Study says Kalamazoo is the “coolest” place to live in the United States
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The findings of a study released by PureWow Tuesday indicate that the City of Kalamazoo is the “coolest” place to live in the country, in addition to bei...
Feb 23, 2021
Dollar slips early against pound, kiwi looks to RBNZ
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar slipped to a three-year low against the British pound and nursed losses against commodities currencies on Wednesday as investors increased bets that a glo...
Feb 23, 2021
Investment funds buy $21.831 billion 10-year note in February – U.S. Treasury
Feb 23 (Reuters) - Large investment managers bought $21.831 billion at a 10-year note auction held in February, compared with the $23.884 billion they purchased the previous month, data from the U.S. ...
Feb 23, 2021
U.S. judge will reject industry effort to block California net neutrality law – lawyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said on Tuesday he will not block California's state net neutrality law aimed at protecting the open internet, according to a lawyer who listened to the hearing. Se...
Feb 23, 2021
Colombia approves emergency use of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia has approved emergency use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine, the director of the food and drug regulator INVIMA said as part of a government address on Tuesday. Colombi...
Feb 23, 2021
Japan Finance Minister Aso: First-quarter GDP will no doubt undershoot fourth-quarter
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy will likely deteriorate this quarter compared with the previous three-month period, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Wednesday, stressing the need to swiftly carry o...
Feb 23, 2021
