Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Poland to launch field hospital at national stadium in Warsaw
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland plans to launch a field hospital at the national stadium in Warsaw, as it faces a spike in new coronavirus cases and a health system overload, a government spokesman Piotr Mu...
Oct 19, 2020
Thai police order media probes over protest coverage
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police said on Monday they had ordered an investigation of four news outlets under emergency measures imposed last week to ...
Oct 19, 2020
Perception of ‘cute white girls’ helps U.S. women’s soccer: Bird
(Reuters) - Seattle Storm's Sue Bird believes women's soccer players in the United States are more widely supported than their counterparts in the WNBA because of the public perception of them as "cut...
Oct 19, 2020
Early voting begins in crucial Florida as campaign enters closing stretch
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Early voting for the Nov. 3 presidential election begins in the crucial battleground state of Florida on Monday as a record 28 million Americans have already cast ballots with...
Oct 19, 2020
Despite politics and coronavirus, Hong Kong’s enduring love affair with real estate
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong is showing that its affinity for real estate has been unaffected by a year of anti-government protests and concerns over the coronavirus, with a large hous...
Oct 19, 2020
Japan to join forces with U.S., Europe in regulating Big Tech firms: antitrust watchdog head
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will join forces with the United States and Europe to take on any market abuses by the four Big Tech companies, the new head of its antitrust ...
Oct 19, 2020
India coronavirus infections rise by 55,722
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's tally of coronavirus infections stood at 7.55 million on Monday, having risen by 55,722 cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed. The world's second-most popu...
Oct 19, 2020
Global coronavirus cases surpass the 40 million milestone
By Shaina Ahluwalia and Roshan Abraham (Reuters) - Worldwide coronavirus cases crossed 40 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere fuelled a r...
Oct 19, 2020
Japan, Vietnam reach broad agreement on transfer of defence gear
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday Japan and Vietnam had reached broad agreement on transfers of defence equipment and technology. "It is a big step in the field o...
Oct 19, 2020
Thai police seek probe of media over protests: document
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police are seeking an investigation of four media outlets and a protest group over their coverage of protests on suspicion of breaking emergency measures restricting informati...
Oct 18, 2020
