Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Jerusalem’s Old City turns white after rare snowfall
By Stephen Farrell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Jerusalem woke up to the rare experience of seeing its holy sites covered in snow on Thursday, with the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall under a layer of ...
Feb 18, 2021
Nissan to temporarily suspend output at two assembly plants in Japan due to quake impact
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co said on Thursday it will suspend production at two of its domestic assembly plants for two days next week due to a delay in the supply of parts after an earthquake th...
Feb 18, 2021
France’s Orange to discuss splitting roles of chairman and CEO before 2022
PARIS (Reuters) - French telecoms company Orange will discuss splitting the roles of chairman and chief executive before 2022, Chairman and CEO Stphane Richard said on Thursday. Richard's third four-y...
Feb 18, 2021
China’s air passenger numbers down 45% year-on-year over Lunar New Year
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's air passenger traffic fell 45.16% year-on-year over Lunar New Year, the aviation regulator said on Thursday, though signs of a quick recovery are emerging due to the countr...
Feb 18, 2021
South Korea to double syringe supplies for COVID-19 vaccine campaign
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's President Moon Jae-in on Thursday visited a factory that can make 10 million syringes a month and plans to double capacity to prevent shortages as the n...
Feb 18, 2021
South African scientists to discuss Pfizer vaccine study
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African scientists will meet on Thursday to discuss a laboratory study that suggests the dominant local coronavirus variant may reduce antibody protection from the Pfize...
Feb 18, 2021
Hong Kong tycoon Lai denied bail in national security case
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's High Court denied bail on Thursday to media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai, the most high-profile person to be charged under the Chinese-ruled city's national se...
Feb 18, 2021
Don’t be silent: How a 22-year-old woman helped bring down the Tokyo Olympics chief
By Ju-min Park and Akiko Okamoto TOKYO (Reuters) - When a 22-year-old Japanese college student launched an online campaign against the powerful Tokyo Olympics chief and the sexist remarks he made, she...
Feb 18, 2021
Nearly 5,000 Hong Kong citizens sign up for new UK visa: The Times
LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly 5,000 Hong Kong citizens have applied to live, work and study in the United Kingdom under a new visa scheme which opens up a path to British citizenship for people fleeing Ch...
Feb 18, 2021
Britain’s Prince Philip, 99, spends a second night in hospital
LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth's 99-year-old husband, spent a second night in a London hospital after he felt unwell at Windsor Castle and was admitted in what Buckingham Palace sai...
Feb 18, 2021
