Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan PM Suga aims to meet with Biden as soon as possible
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday he wanted to meet with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden as soon as possible to discuss the U.S.-Japan security alliance, the coro...
Dec 22, 2020
Singapore’s happy ‘glampers’ pick airport stays for year-end holidays
By Travis Teo and Lee Ying Shan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Staying overnight at an airport isn't unheard of, especially if you miss a flight. But choosing to spend your holidays there in a tent is somethin...
Dec 22, 2020
India records lowest daily coronavirus tally since July 3
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India has recorded 19,556 new cases of the coronavirus, according to health ministry data on Tuesday, its lowest daily increase since July 3. The new infections took India's total t...
Dec 21, 2020
Sailing-NZ govt settles dispute with America’s Cup organisers
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The New Zealand government department in charge of next year's America's Cup has ended a long-running dispute with holders Team New Zealand (TNZ) following an investigation into...
Dec 21, 2020
Nicaragua passes law to sideline adversaries in 2021 election
(Reuters) - Nicaragua's National Assembly on Monday passed a law to prevent people the government believes financed attempts to oust President Daniel Ortega or encouraged sanctions against his officia...
Dec 21, 2020
U.S. could require negative COVID-19 tests for passengers from Britain – sources
By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. government is considering requiring that all passengers traveling from the United Kingdom receive a negative COVID-19 tes...
Dec 21, 2020
Malaysia procures 6.4 million doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine – PM Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has signed a deal to procure 6.4 million doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Tuesday. The government is also in final ...
Dec 21, 2020
Oil slips again as new coronavirus strain proves ‘nightmare before Christmas’
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Tuesday, extending sharp losses overnight, as the rapid spread of a new strain of the novel coronavirus in the United Kingdom prompted several c...
Dec 21, 2020
Former Japan PM Abe questioned Monday by prosecutors, NHK says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe submitted to voluntary questioning by Tokyo prosecutors on Monday over payments for a dinner party, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesd...
Dec 21, 2020
Majority of U.S. House votes to pass COVID aid, government funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Monday voted to pass a $900 billion coronavirus aid bill, which is attached to federal agency spending n...
Dec 21, 2020
