Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Osaka thrashes Hsieh to reach Australian Open semi-finals
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The brute force of Naomi Osaka crushed the artistry of Hsieh Su-wei as the Japanese former champion charged into the Australian Open semi-finals with a 6-2 6-2 win on Tuesday. On...
Feb 15, 2021
Malaysia to get first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines on February 21
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will get its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines produced by U.S. and German drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech on Feb. 21, and kick off its inoculation drive five days afte...
Feb 15, 2021
Tsunami not expected after 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Vanuatu: PTWC
(Reuters) - A tsunami was not expected after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The U.S. Geological Survey pegg...
Feb 15, 2021
BOJ’s Kuroda says stock boom reflects economic optimism, defends ETF scheme
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday the recent stock price rally reflected market optimism over the global economic outlook, brushing aside views i...
Feb 15, 2021
Oil prices climb as deep freeze shuts U.S. oil wells, curbs refineries
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Tuesday as a cold front shut wells and refineries in Texas, the biggest crude producing state in the United States, the world's biggest o...
Feb 15, 2021
Australia’s Victoria ‘well placed’ to start easing COVID-19 curbs, premier says
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state is well placed to begin easing out of a snap five-day coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday, Premier Daniel Andrews said, as it reported just two new COVID-19...
Feb 15, 2021
China reports 16 new COVID-19 cases vs 9 a day earlier
(Reuters) - China reported 16 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for Feb. 15, compared to nine a day earlier, the health commission said on Tuesday. All the cases were imported infections originati...
Feb 15, 2021
Australia medical regulator approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's medical regulator said on Tuesday it had granted provisional approval for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca, making it the second vaccine to get regulatory a...
Feb 15, 2021
New Zealand says Australia abdicated responsibilities over dual citizen arrested in Turkey
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday that Australia had abdicated its responsibilities by "unilaterally" cancelling the citizenship of a ...
Feb 15, 2021
U.N. warns Myanmar against harsh response to protesters
(Reuters) - The United Nations special envoy has warned Myanmar's army of "severe consequences" for any harsh response to protesters demonstrating against this month's coup in a call with the military...
Feb 15, 2021
