Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Expatriate New Zealanders seen boosting Ardern’s election bid
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - When recently returned New Zealander Lara Barclay talked to fellow Kiwi expatriates in Australia, it was her country's success in tackling coronavirus that came...
Sep 30, 2020
Families call for access to Hong Kong relatives detained in China
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - The relatives of 12 Hong Kong people arrested by China at sea last month called for access to their detained family members in a petition to the mainland's represe...
Sep 30, 2020
Ally of Japan PM urges more fiscal, monetary stimulus to boost virus-hit economy
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan should keep selling government bonds to the central bank to pay for the cost of reflating the economy out of a pandemic-induced slump, an academic close to...
Sep 30, 2020
U.S. airlines strap in for bailout suspense a day before furloughs
By Tracy Rucinski and David Shepardson CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A day before mass furloughs, U.S. airline workers said they were gearing up for a full-court press to persuade Congress to pass a ...
Sep 30, 2020
Helen Reddy, singer of feminist anthem ‘I Am Woman’, dies at 78
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Singer Helen Reddy, whose 1972 song "I Am Woman" became a global feminist anthem, died in Los Angeles aged 78 on Tuesday, her family said. "Our hearts are broken. But we take comfor...
Sep 30, 2020
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus
(Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass said he was seeking board approval for a $12 billion coronavirus vaccine financing plan to help poor and developing countries secure vaccine doses, as pa...
Sep 30, 2020
COVID-19 triggers shifts in traditions as South Korea celebrates thanksgiving
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Koreans will forego some of their most cherished traditions when they celebrate their thanksgiving holiday of Chuseok this week, as the coronavirus forces many ...
Sep 30, 2020
India’s coronavirus infections surge to 6.23 million
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's coronavirus case tally surged to 6.23 million after it reported 80,472 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Wednesday. Deaths from...
Sep 30, 2020
David Attenborough leads call for world to invest $500 billion a year to protect nature
By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) - British broadcaster David Attenborough led a call from conservation groups on Wednesday for the world to invest $500 billion a year to halt the destruction of natur...
Sep 30, 2020
Seattle approves minimum pay rate for Uber and Lyft drivers
(Reuters) - The Seattle City Council passed a minimum pay standard for drivers for companies like Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc on Tuesday. Under the ordinance, effective January, the drivers wil...
Sep 30, 2020
