Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indonesia’s Gojek, Tokopedia merge in country’s biggest deal
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indonesian ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek and e-commerce leader Tokopedia announced a merger on Monday in a transaction that would create a technology powerhouse in the cou...
Syndicated Content May 17, 2021
Sanofi/GSK report positive interim results for their COVID-19 shot
PARIS (Reuters) -An experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline showed a robust immune response in early-stage clinical trial results, enabling them to move to a late-stage s...
Syndicated Content May 17, 2021
Taiwan scrambles for vaccines as domestic COVID-19 cases rise
By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - A surge of coronavirus infections in Taiwan, one of the world's COVID-19 mitigation success stories, has left it scrambling to get vaccines as its sto...
Syndicated Content May 17, 2021
Samoa set to appoint first female prime minister
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fiame Naomi Mataafa is poised to become Samoa's first female prime minister, after the Pacific nation's top court on Monday helped break a month-long political impasse that followed...
Syndicated Content May 17, 2021
Ryanair posts record annual loss but says recovery has begun
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair reported a record annual after-tax loss of 815 million euros ($989 million) on Monday after COVID-19 restrictions forced it to scrap over 80% of flights, but the Irish airli...
Syndicated Content May 17, 2021
Two dead after shooting in East Oakland, California – NBC Bay Area
(Reuters) - Two male victims died from gunshot wounds on Sunday night after a shooting was reported in East Oakland, California, NBC Bay Area reported https://bit.ly/3tTszks, citing Oakland Police. Th...
Syndicated Content May 17, 2021
Next Digital’s future clouded after Hong Kong govt freezes owner Jimmy Lai’s assets
By Donny Kwok and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Trading in shares of Hong Kong's Next Digital Ltd was suspended on Monday and worries grew over the pro-democracy media group's future, after auth...
Syndicated Content May 17, 2021
Bitcoin hits three-month low as Musk drives investors to exit
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Bitcoin dropped to a three-month low on Monday as investors sold cryptocurrencies in the wake of Tesla boss Elon Musk's hinting over the weekend that the carmarker is considering...
Syndicated Content May 17, 2021
India reports 281,386 new coronavirus infections
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India on Monday reported 281,386 new coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose by 4,106. The South Asian nation's total case load is 24.97 million with the...
Syndicated Content May 17, 2021
MLB roundup: Ohtani’s late homer lifts Angels
Shohei Ohtani's two-run homer off Matt Barnes with two outs in the ninth inning lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-5 win over host Boston on Sunday, preventing the Red Sox from completing a three-ga...
Syndicated Content May 17, 2021

