Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bushfires threaten tourist areas on Australia’s Fraser Island
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian fire crews are battling massive bushfires on Fraser Island, the world's largest sand island, which have been burning for six weeks, forcing tourists to flee the island of...
Dec 01, 2020
Japan ruling party weighs up inheritance tax exemption for foreigners
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling coalition is discussing inheritance tax exemption on overseas assets for foreigners, as it prepares to compile by about Dec. 10 an annual tax code reform measure for t...
Dec 01, 2020
U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips to shed up to 500 workers
HOUSTON (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips, the largest U.S. independent oil producer, said on Tuesday that it would lay off up to 500 Houston employees, about a fifth of its headquarters workforce, to match ...
Dec 01, 2020
Trump vows defense bill veto unless internet liability shield scrapped
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will veto the National Defense Authorization Act unless federal protections for internet companies, known as Section 230, are eliminate...
Dec 01, 2020
U.S. government releases more data on millions of businesses that took pandemic aid
By Michelle Price and Koh Gui Qing WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration late on Tuesday released the names of more than 10 million businesses and individuals that took pandemic aid, providi...
Dec 01, 2020
No government official under investigation in pardon bribery scheme: official
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - No U.S. government official is the "subject or target" of investigation in an ongoing probe by the U.S. Justice Department into whether money was funneled to t...
Dec 01, 2020
Trading in shares of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi halted: HKEx
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Trading in shares of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp was halted on Wednesday, according to a notice from the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. It gave no further details on the s...
Dec 01, 2020
Mexico set to sign Pfizer vaccine deal on Wednesday
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government was due to sign a contract on Wednesday with pharmaceutical company Pfizer for the delivery of its coronavirus vaccine, Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Ga...
Dec 01, 2020
Tennis Australia needs five years to recover from pandemic
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tennis Australia (TA) expects to exhaust most of its A$80 million ($59.01 million) reserves to maintain funding to the sport as it deals with significant costs in staging the Aus...
Dec 01, 2020
Dollar hovers near 2-1/2 low as traders eye U.S. stimulus talks
By Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar stayed near a 2 1/2-year low on Wednesday as investors cautiously eyed developments in talks about further fiscal stimulus from the United States, while ...
Dec 01, 2020
