Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chipmakers in drought-hit Taiwan order water trucks to prepare for ‘the worst’
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan chipmakers are buying water by the truckload for some of their foundries as the island widens restrictions on water supply amid a drought that could exacerbate a chip supply ...
Feb 24, 2021
Field Goals: NFL’s Sam Rapoport promotes women in football
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - Did you notice anything different about the Super Bowl this year? Not Tom Brady winning - that is nothing new - but the record number of women involved in the big ...
Feb 24, 2021
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: EU to keep non-essential travel curbs amid chaotic border measures European Union government leaders will agree on Thursday to...
Feb 24, 2021
Thailand receives its first coronavirus vaccines
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand received on Wednesday its first 200,000 doses of Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac, the country's first batch of coronavirus vaccines, with inoculations set to begin in a few da...
Feb 24, 2021
Over 3.4 million Texans still facing disrupted water supplies, authorities say
(Reuters) - A little over 3.4 million people in Texas in 204 counties still had issues with their water supply as of Tuesday evening, compared to over 7.9 million people a day earlier, a spokesman for...
Feb 23, 2021
Mexico moves to strip Tamaulipas governor’s immunity for alleged organized crime links
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's attorney general's office has asked lawmakers to strip the governor of the violent northern state of Tamaulipas of his immunity, alleging probable cause for money laun...
Feb 23, 2021
South Korea hails arrival of virus vaccines as first step in ‘return to normal’
By Josh Smith and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea shipped its first doses of a coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, transferring AstraZeneca vaccines from a production facility in the country to...
Feb 23, 2021
BHP and Aboriginal group probe fallen rock shelter in Western Australia
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - BHP Group has launched a joint investigation with an Indigenous group into what caused a rock fall at a culturally significant rock shelter at its iron ore operations in Western ...
Feb 23, 2021
China’s bid to stop Wuhan COVID-19 spread cut deaths elsewhere from other causes: study
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The number of deaths in China - excluding the coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan - fell slightly during the first three months of 2020, suggesting efforts to control the spread of COV...
Feb 23, 2021
Some Australian states ease curbs on dancing after weeks of no COVID cases
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Two Australian states will loosen restrictions on dancing at indoor venues and ease other curbs from Friday after several weeks of no COVID-19 cases. In New South Wales (NSW), 30 pe...
Feb 23, 2021
