Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ohio police chief urges dismissal of officer for fatal shooting of Black man
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - The chief of police in Columbus, Ohio, said on Thursday he has concluded that an officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black man earlier this week engaged in an act of "sense...
Dec 24, 2020
Hong Kong imposes 21-day quarantine for visitors, adds South Africa to banned list
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong extended a compulsory quarantine by an extra seven days to 21 days for all visitors outside China, effective Friday, in stepped-up efforts to prevent a new variant of t...
Dec 24, 2020
Ex-Japan PM Abe to face questioning in parliament over funding scandal
By Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was set on Friday to correct statements he had made in parliament related to a political funding scandal that has also ...
Dec 24, 2020
Australia steps up testing to rein in COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's New South Wales state has increased COVID-19 testing to rein in a resurgence of coronavirus infections in Sydney, with other states and territories taking similar ste...
Dec 24, 2020
U.S. hedge fund Farallon seeks Toshiba extraordinary shareholders meeting
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. hedge fund Farallon Capital Management said on Friday it has asked Toshiba Corp to convene an extraordinary shareholders meeting over the Japanese industrial conglomerate's inve...
Dec 24, 2020
Mexico records 12,485 new coronavirus cases, 861 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Thursday reported 12,485 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 861 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 1,362,564 ...
Dec 24, 2020
Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes Mindoro, Philippines – EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck Philippines' Mindoro region, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Friday. The quake occurred at a depth of 144 km, EMSC adde...
Dec 24, 2020
S.Korea PM says highest daily coronavirus count recorded at 1,241 – Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on Friday 1,241 new coronavirus cases were reported the day before, the highest daily count ever recorded, Yonhap news agency reporte...
Dec 24, 2020
Tokyo December core consumer prices fall at fastest pace in over 10 years
TOKYO (Reuters) - Core consumer prices in Tokyo dropped at the fastest pace in more than a decade in December while Japan's jobs market remained subdued in November, raising the risks of a return to d...
Dec 24, 2020
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine distribution started in Canada by FedEX, Innomar Strategies
(Reuters) - FedEx Corp's Canadian subsidiary and Innomar Strategies, a Canada-based unit of U.S. drug distributor AmerisourceBergen Corp said on Thursday they have started to distribute Moderna Inc's ...
Dec 24, 2020
