Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Half of Singapore’s migrant workers in dormitories have had COVID-19
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Nearly half of Singapore's migrant workers residing in dormitories have had COVID-19, according to the government, indicating the virus spread much more widely among those living...
Dec 15, 2020
Record number of journalists imprisoned in 2020 – report
(Reuters) - A record number of journalists were imprisoned during 2020, as governments cracked down on coverage of the coronavirus pandemic or tried to suppress reporting of civil unrest, the Committe...
Dec 15, 2020
Golf-Kim in no hurry to leave Houston after US Women’s Open triumph
(Reuters) - U.S. Women's Open champion Kim A Lim likes the Champions Golf Club venue so much she said she wants to put up a tent and stay a few more days. With two weeks quarantine awaiting her back i...
Dec 14, 2020
Sailing-America’s Cup gets real with first competitive races this week
By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Years of planning and design work for the four teams hoping to get their hands on this year's America's Cup will come to fruition on Thursday when the superfa...
Dec 14, 2020
India reports 22,065 new coronavirus cases, lowest daily rise since July 4
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India reported 22,065 new coronavirus infections, taking its total to 9.9 million, data from the health ministry showed on Tuesday, making it the lowest daily rise since July 4, ...
Dec 14, 2020
Retirement home fire kills 11 in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Eleven elderly people with mobility issues died after being trapped in a burning retirement home in the early hours of Tuesday in the Russian region of Bashkortostan in the Urals mo...
Dec 14, 2020
Australia trial of Citi, others due in 2022, seven years after capital raising
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc and other finance companies and executives will likely face trial in Australia in 2022, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, seven years after a share sale...
Dec 14, 2020
Japan’s economy needs years to return to pre-pandemic levels: Reuters poll
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy will suffer a smaller contraction this year than initially forecast but won't return to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels until at least early 2022, eco...
Dec 14, 2020
Singapore to open business travel bubble for all countries from January
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will open a new segregated travel lane for a limited number of business, official and high economic value travellers from all countries, the government said on Tuesday,...
Dec 14, 2020
Factbox-Who will spearhead Biden’s climate, energy and agriculture policies?
(Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden is expected as soon as Wednesday to name key members of his core team that will help him overhaul U.S. energy and environment policy to fight climate change, with...
Dec 14, 2020
