Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Vietnam’s Communist Party chief nominated for re-election: state media
HANOI (Reuters) - Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam's ruling Communist Party chief and the architect of the country's anti-corruption campaign, has been nominated to serve a rare third term, a Party official ...
Jan 26, 2021
China injects more than 22 million doses of coronavirus vaccines
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has administered about 22.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, a health official said on Wednesday, as the country steps up its campaign ahead of next month's Lunar New Year...
Jan 26, 2021
Positive COVID-19 tests linked to Australian Open downgraded to eight
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The number of positive COVID-19 tests linked to the Australian Open has been downgraded to eight after authorities reclassified one of the results as a previous infection, health...
Jan 26, 2021
China money rates hit 21-month high on holiday demand, policy tightening worries
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's short-term money rates extended rallies to over 21-month highs on Wednesday as investors worried that policymakers may be starting to shift to a tighter stance to cool gai...
Jan 26, 2021
Google revives Australia news platform launch amid content payment fight
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Google is reviving plans to launch its own news website in Australia within weeks, according to a local media outlet contracted to provide articles for the venture, as...
Jan 26, 2021
Asian shares slip, Microsoft’s brisk earnings boost tech sector
By Hideyuki Sano and Alwyn Scott TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian equities slipped on Wednesday as investors looked to the Federal Reserve's guidance on its monetary policy while futures for U.S. tech...
Jan 26, 2021
Hong Kong airport readies bond issuance worth up to $1.5 billion: sources
By Kane Wu and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - The operator of Hong Kong's main airport is aiming to raise as much as $1.5 billion via bond issuance to help fund the construction of a third runway...
Jan 26, 2021
Global COVID-19 cases surpass 100 million as nations tackle vaccine shortages
By Shaina Ahluwalia and Roshan Abraham (Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as countries around the world struggle with new virus vari...
Jan 26, 2021
Peru orders total lockdown across 10 states as second wave bites
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - President Francisco Sagasti of Peru on Tuesday night announced a total lockdown of the capital and nine other regions following a significant increase in COVID cases, ...
Jan 26, 2021
Mexican president felt unwell before commercial flight, took COVID-19 test later: spokesman
By Frank Jack Daniel MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador first felt the onset of COVID-19 on Sunday and was tested after returning to the capital on a commercial flig...
Jan 26, 2021
