Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan not joining U.S. plan to exclude Chinese firms from telecoms networks: Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan informed the United States that Tokyo, at the moment, won't participate in Washington's plan to exclude Chinese firms from telecommunications networks, the Yomiuri newspaper re...
Oct 15, 2020
Alfa Romeo’s Opmeer leads after first round of F1 Pro Series
LONDON (Reuters) - Alfa Romeo's Jarno Opmeer secured his second win in three virtual races to lead the 2020 F1 esports pro series on Thursday. The Dutch gamer, a former Renault junior academy driver, ...
Oct 15, 2020
Japan has decided to release Fukushima contaminated water into sea: reports
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government has decided to release treated water containing radioactive substances from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the sea, Jiji news agency and other media repo...
Oct 15, 2020
Asian stocks under pressure, dollar in demand amid resurgent virus fears
By Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) - Asian stocks came under pressure on Friday as investors sought safe havens, such as the U.S. dollar, fearing that a resurgence in coronavirus cases and a lack of addition...
Oct 15, 2020
Disney’s ‘Peter Pan,’ ‘Aristocats’ get racism advisories
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Classic Disney animated movies "Peter Pan," "The Aristocrats" and "Dumbo" have been given content advisory notices warning viewers that they contain outdated or stereotyped dep...
Oct 15, 2020
Twitter down for many users due to issues with internal systems
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Thursday its social networking site was down for many users due to "some trouble" with its internal systems. The company said in a tweet https://twitter.com/TwitterSupp...
Oct 15, 2020
BioMed valued at $14.6 billion in deal for sale from one Blackstone fund to another
(Reuters) - Blackstone Real Estate Partners and co-investors have agreed to sell BioMed Realty for $14.6 billion to a group led by existing BioMed investors, Blackstone Group Inc said on Thursday. Bla...
Oct 15, 2020
First ‘no-quarantine’ flights arrive into Australia as virus cases fall
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Several hundred passengers from the New Zealand city of Auckland are due to land in Sydney on Friday as part of a new trans-Tasman travel bubble amid a rapidly falling growth rate i...
Oct 15, 2020
U.S. coronavirus cases surpass eight million as infections spike nationwide
By Anurag Maan and Shaina Ahluwalia (Reuters) - U.S. cases of the novel coronavirus crossed 8 million on Thursday, rising by 1 million in less than a month, as another surge in cases hits the nation a...
Oct 15, 2020
Biden tested negative for coronavirus on Thursday: campaign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden tested negative for the coronavirus on Thursday, his campaign said in a statement, after Biden flew earlier this week with a person w...
Oct 15, 2020
