Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australian retail sales jump in Feb, augur well for Q1 growth
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian retail sales beat forecasts again in February as shoppers defied storms and coronavirus waves to return to cafes and department stores for the second-best m...
Mar 28, 2022
China reports 1,293 new COVID cases for March 28 vs 1,275 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 1,293 confirmed coronavirus cases for March 28, the national health authority said on Tuesday, compared with 1,275 a day earlier. Of the new cases, 1,228 were locall...
Mar 28, 2022
Brazil's Bolsonaro in hospital after feeling discomfort -minister
(Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to hospital on Monday after feeling "discomfort", his Communications Minister Fabio Faria said. "He is alright," Faria told Reuters, confirming...
Mar 28, 2022
Brazil health regulator says time to ease COVID travel restrictions
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian health regulator Anvisa recommended on Monday that COVID-19 travel restrictions be eased due to a drop in cases and deaths, requiring only full vaccination and doing awa...
Mar 28, 2022
BOJ policymakers saw need for easy policy despite rising prices - March meeting summary
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan policymakers stressed the need to keep monetary policy ultra-loose, even as some of them saw signs of growing inflationary pressure from the Ukraine cri...
Mar 28, 2022
U.S. FTC accuses Intuit of deceptively advertising free tax filing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asked a court on Monday to issue an order stopping Intuit, the owner of TurboTax tax preparation software, from deceptively advertising free ta...
Mar 28, 2022
Ailing Lakers to face Mavericks as season slips away
The Los Angeles Lakers continue to hobble toward the finish line. Nursing a "horrible" ankle injury, superstar LeBron James is listed as doubtful for Tuesday night's game between the Lakers (31-43) an...
Mar 28, 2022
U.S. House riot panel recommends contempt charge for two more ex-Trump aides
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. congressional committee probing the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol voted unanimously on Monday to seek "contempt of Congress" charges ...
Mar 28, 2022
Heavy rains slam Australia, triggers fresh round of flood evacuations
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Heavy rains drenched Australia's east coast for the second time this month triggering evacuation orders for thousands of flood-weary residents as authorities warned the intense weat...
Mar 28, 2022
N.Korea's Kim calls for ramping up ideological campaigns amid 'worst difficulties'
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for a propaganda campaign to increase popular support for the country's ideology of self-reliance amid "the worst difficult...
Mar 28, 2022
