Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Former doubles specialist Boe to coach Indian duo ahead of Tokyo Games
(Reuters) - Indian doubles pair Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have roped in Denmark's former Olympic silver medallist Mathias Boe as their new coach in the lead up to this year's Tokyo Gam...
Jan 30, 2021
Hong Kong official says Joint Declaration gave Britain no rights to city post handover
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng reiterated on Saturday that Britain had no rights over the city under the joint declaration that laid the blueprint for how...
Jan 30, 2021
Robinhood says it temporarily curbed buying of some securities as deposit requirement increased ten-fold
(Reuters) - Online broker Robinhood, one of the hottest venues in this week's retail-trading frenzy, said it put temporary buying restrictions on a small number of securities as clearing house-mandate...
Jan 30, 2021
Protesting Indian farmers begin hunger strike after week of clashes
By Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian farmers began a one-day hunger strike on Saturday in protest against new agricultural laws after a week of clashes with authorities that left one dead and ...
Jan 30, 2021
Bangladesh sends more Rohingya refugees to remote island despite criticism
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - More than 1,400 Rohingya Muslim refugees set sail for a remote island in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, a Bangladesh navy official said, despite opposition from rights g...
Jan 30, 2021
U.S. CDC issues federal transportation mask mandate effective February 1
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order late Friday requiring masks in interstate transportation and at transit hubs, including airplanes, mass trans...
Jan 30, 2021
Vietnam’s Communist Party cuts short key congress amid COVID-19 outbreak
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's ruling Communist Party said it would cut short a key five-yearly congress on Saturday amid a new COVID-19 outbreak in several northern provinces that was detected earlier t...
Jan 29, 2021
Sailing: Luna Rossa sweep American Magic in Challenger semis to book INEOS showdown
(Reuters) - Luna Rossa stormed into the final of the Challenger Series after completing a 4-0 sweep of American Magic in the best-of-seven repechage semi-final in Auckland on Saturday. The Italian tea...
Jan 29, 2021
China’s first Hualong One nuclear reactor starts commercial operation
BEIJING (Reuters) - China National Nuclear Corp said the first of its Hualong One units, third-generation pressurised water nuclear reactors, began commercial operations on Saturday. The reactor in Fu...
Jan 29, 2021
Musk’s SpaceX violated its launch license in explosive Starship test: the Verge
(Reuters) - SpaceX's first high-altitude test flight of its Starship rocket, which exploded last month while attempting to land after an otherwise successful test launch, violated the terms of its Fed...
Jan 29, 2021
