Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sony PS5 sold out online as pandemic chills real-world retailing
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's PlayStation 5 (PS5) console launched in core markets on Thursday to intense interest online, but with first day real-world sales limited to pre-order pick-u...
Nov 11, 2020
Mexico reports 7,646 more coronavirus cases, 588 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry reported on Wednesday 7,646 more coronavirus cases and 588 more deaths, bringing the official toll to 986,177 cases and 96,430 deaths. Health officials...
Nov 11, 2020
Lakers to start 2020-21 season without fans in stands
First the Los Angeles Lakers were forced to skip a championship parade and now they are asking their fans to wait even longer for an up-close-and-personal gathering. The defending NBA champions announ...
Nov 11, 2020
UK PM’s top adviser Dominic Cummings staying on for now: BBC
(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's top adviser Dominic Cummings is not leaving for now, despite the departure of a close colleague, BBC reported on Thursday. "Dominic Cummings is NOT f...
Nov 11, 2020
Dollar holds gains as investors adjust vaccine expectations
By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar held broad gains on Thursday as investors adjusted some of their bullish expectations about a COVID-19 vaccine, tempering a recent rally in risk assets b...
Nov 11, 2020
Biden to name top Democratic official Ron Klain as chief of staff: New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will appoint top Democratic official Ron Klain as his chief of staff, the New York Times reported on Wednesday evening. Biden could name Klain, wh...
Nov 11, 2020
YouTube outage affects 250,000 users, says fixing error on platform
(Reuters) - YouTube said late on Wednesday it was fixing an error, which outage monitoring website Downdetector.com said affected about 250,000 users. "Our team is aware of the issue and working on a ...
Nov 11, 2020
South Korea’s Moon, Biden reaffirm commitment to alliance and peaceful peninsula
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President-elect Joe Biden reaffirmed their commitment to the two countries' alliance and a peaceful Korean peninsula during their phone ca...
Nov 11, 2020
Contempt charges dropped against three editors in Pell conviction reporting trial
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Charges against three News Corp online editors were dropped on day four of a trial on allegations that media firms broke an Australia-wide court suppression order on reporting ex...
Nov 11, 2020
Mainland China reports 15 new COVID-19 cases vs. 17 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 15 new COVID-19 cases for Nov. 11, down from 17 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Thursday. The National Health Commissi...
Nov 11, 2020
