Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan’s Suga elected as country’s first new PM in eight years
TOKYO (Reuters) - Yoshihide Suga was elected as Japan's prime minister on Wednesday, becoming the country's first new leader in nearly eight years and facing a raft of challenges including reviving an...
Sep 16, 2020
Islanders stay alive with double-overtime win over Lightning
Jordan Eberle was the overtime hero for the New York Islanders in a 2-1 double-overtime victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night in Edmonton that kept their Stanley Cup playoff hopes a...
Sep 16, 2020
India’s coronavirus cases surpass 5 million mark
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's coronavirus cases surged past 5 million on Wednesday with a single-day jump of 90,123 infections in the last 24 hours, data from the federal health ministry showed. India...
Sep 16, 2020
Explainer: Reaching herd immunity in a viral pandemic
By Manas Sharma, Simon Scarr and Jane Wardell SYDNEY (Reuters) - The novel coronavirus pandemic has brought "herd immunity" to the public consciousness, kindling hope the phenomenon can help slow or e...
Sep 16, 2020
Pandemic sharpens ‘battle for the soul’ of United Nations between U.S. and China
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Long-simmering tensions between the United States and China have hit boiling point at the United Nations over the coronavirus pandemic, spotlighting Beij...
Sep 16, 2020
China sends satellites into space in first sea-based commercial launch
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has successfully sent nine satellites into orbit in its first commercial launch of a rocket from a platform at sea, state media reported on Wednesday. The satellites, one of ...
Sep 16, 2020
China says military drills near Taiwan were a ‘necessary action’
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese military drills off Taiwan's southwest coast last week were a "necessary action" to protect China's sovereignty, Beijing said on Wednesday, after Taiwan complained the larg...
Sep 15, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,901 to 263,663: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,901 to 263,663, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday. The report...
Sep 15, 2020
Air New Zealand plans to cut up to 385 more cabin crew jobs
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Air New Zealand Ltd said on Wednesday it aims to cut up to 385 more cabin crew jobs due to the lack of long-haul international flying, which would take its COVID-19 related job loss...
Sep 15, 2020
Japan commits $165 million to WHO’s global coronavirus vaccine programme
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Tuesday it has committed 17.2 billion yen ($165 million) in funds for its participation in the World Health Organization's COVID-19 vaccine programme. The programme, kn...
Sep 15, 2020
