Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan’s households, firms keep hoarding cash at record pace as COVID-19 strains broaden
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's currency in circulation and bank deposits rose at a record annual pace in August as companies and households continued to pile up cash to guard against the co...
Sep 08, 2020
Osaka beats Rogers to reach U.S. Open semis
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka's sharp serving and superior return game helped her past American Shelby Rogers 6-3 6-4 and into the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Tuesday as the Japanese continues ...
Sep 08, 2020
Dollar and yen rise as tech selloff sends investors to safety
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar held its gains on Wednesday, as a stockmarket slide spilled over into selling of riskier currencies and an oil slump weighed on commodity currencies, ...
Sep 08, 2020
Oscars academy sets out new diversity standards for best picture contenders
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The body that hands out the Academy Awards on Tuesday published detailed inclusion and diversity guidelines that filmmakers will have to meet in order for their work to be elig...
Sep 08, 2020
Fire breaks out at Greece’s overcrowded Moria refugee camp
LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Fire broke out at Greece's overcrowded migrant camp of Moria on the island of Lesbos in early hours of Wednesday, fire brigade officials said. The cause of the blaze was not...
Sep 08, 2020
Top U.S. federal election protection official says no sign of infrastructure hacks
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The official leading the effort to protect U.S. elections from foreign hacking said on Tuesday he had seen no signs of infiltration on computer systems used to...
Sep 08, 2020
Factbox: The masks of Naomi Osaka at the U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Naomi Osaka is wearing a different facemask for each of her matches at the U.S. Open this year. They each carry the name of a Black American and aim to highlight r...
Sep 08, 2020
SoftBank share slide 5% on U.S. tech rout
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp shares fell 5% in early trading on Wednesday as investors worried about the Japanese conglomerate's exposure to U.S. tech stocks, which slid for the third straigh...
Sep 08, 2020
‘Worse than combat:’ Helicopters rescue hundreds from California wildfire
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - U.S. military helicopters on Tuesday plucked dozens more campers, hikers and locals from the path of a raging California wildfire, with one pilot describing conditions as mor...
Sep 08, 2020
Mexico reports total of 642,860 coronavirus cases, 68,484 deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico reported 5,351 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 703 additional fatalities on Tuesday, bringing its totals to 642,860 infections and 68,484 deaths, accord...
Sep 08, 2020
