Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New reckoning for WHO vaccine plan as governments go it alone
By Kate Kelland, Francesco Guarascio and Stephanie Nebehay LONDON/BRUSSELS/GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization will next week receive a raft of pledges of support for its plan for COVID-1...
Aug 28, 2020
Where state is weak, Mali militants broker talks between rival clans
By Aaron Ross DAKAR (Reuters) - A few weeks before military officers overthrew Mali's government in a bloodless coup, a series of meetings in the remote centre of the country underscored how much the ...
Aug 28, 2020
In wake of shootings, retailers respond to consumer interest in Black-owned businesses
By Victoria Waldersee and Melissa Fares LISBON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A day after the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, searches for the term "Black-owned businesses" began to surge on Goog...
Aug 28, 2020
As Arctic ice melts, polluting ships stream into polar waters
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) - As melting sea ice opens the Arctic to navigation, more ships are plying the loosely regulated polar waters, bringing increasing amounts of climate-warming pollutio...
Aug 28, 2020
Nikkei tumbles, yen firms on news Japan’s Abe set to resign
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei fell as much as 2% before recouping some losses and the yen rose on Friday on news that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was set to resign.[MKTS/GLOB] A person familiar with ...
Aug 28, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Four times as many vaccine doses as population Japan is pushing to grab enough coronavirus vaccine to inoculate its population...
Aug 28, 2020
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to resign, source says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to resign, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. Public broadcaster NHK earlier said Abe, who has battled the disease ulcer...
Aug 28, 2020
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set to resign: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to resign, national broadcaster NHK said on Friday, adding that he wanted to avoid causing problems to government due to a worsening of his ...
Aug 28, 2020
New Blackpink-Selena Gomez ‘Ice Cream’ song and music video released
By Heejung Jung SEOUL (Reuters) - K-pop power girl group Blackpink and singer-actress Selena Gomez released their eagerly awaited new single "Ice Cream" on Friday to furious fan approval. Doused in sh...
Aug 28, 2020
South Korea’s August exports seen falling for sixth month on fewer working days: Reuters poll
By Joori Roh and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's exports likely shrunk for a sixth straight month in August, as effects from fewer working days outweighed a gradual recovery in global deman...
Aug 28, 2020
