Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan raises GDP outlook for FY2021 on lift from stimulus package
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government raised its economic growth forecast for the next fiscal year thanks to its latest stimulus package aimed at speeding up the recovery following the ...
Dec 17, 2020
Dollar friendless as bears pile in, poised for worst week in a month
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar has sunk through major support levels and looked set for its worst week in a month on Friday, as its accelerating slide sucked in more short sellers k...
Dec 17, 2020
Sailing: Team New Zealand defend foiling system after British complaint
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Holders Team New Zealand (TNZ) have defended the reliability of the foiling cant system that is used by all of the America's Cup teams after Britain's Team INEOS UK blamed it fo...
Dec 17, 2020
Esports-Alfa Romeo’s Opmeer is a virtual F1 world champion
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Former Formula Four racer Jarno Opmeer, who competed against current McLaren F1 driver Lando Norris in junior go-karts, won the Formula One Esports Pro Series champi...
Dec 17, 2020
NHS says UK general practitioners may use extra COVID-19 vaccine doses at discretion
By Kanishka Singh BENGALURU (Reuters) - General Practitioners in Britain have been given new guidance allowing them to use Pfizer Inc's extra COVID-19 vaccine doses "at their discretion", NHS England ...
Dec 17, 2020
Rio Tinto names Stausholm as CEO in surprise pick after cave destruction
By Sonali Paul and Rashmi Ashok (Reuters) -Rio Tinto named Chief Financial Officer Jakob Stausholm as its next chief executive on Thursday, defying expectations it would pick an external candidate to ...
Dec 17, 2020
LB Correa leaves Jaguars for personal reasons
Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Kamalei Correa's crazy season took another turn on Thursday when the team placed him on the exempt/left squad list. The departure was due to personal reasons. Correa be...
Dec 17, 2020
Alibaba says it won’t allow its tech to target, identify ethnic groups
(Reuters) - Alibaba Group said it will not allow its technology to be used for targeting and identifying specific ethnic groups, following a report that its facial recognition technology can pick out ...
Dec 17, 2020
Biden names cabinet officials tasked to fight climate change
(Reuters) - U.S. president-elect Joe Biden named the team he wants to spearhead his response to climate change on Thursday, picking former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Gina McCarthy to ...
Dec 17, 2020
South Korea reports 1,062 new coronavirus cases: KDCA
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 1,062 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the second highest since it confirmed its first infection in January, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDC...
Dec 17, 2020
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