Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan action star Sonny Chiba dies from COVID-19 complications, NHK says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese action star Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba died in hospital from complications related to COVID-19, public broadcaster NHK said late on Thursday. He was 82. Chiba a martial artist a...
Aug 19, 2021
Acting FDA Chief Janet Woodcock ruled out as permanent nominee - Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has ruled out nominating Janet Woodcock as the permanent head of the Food and Drug Administration, Bloomberg News reported https://bloom.bg/2WdjOq...
Aug 19, 2021
Mexico reports 23,006 new COVID-19 cases, 850 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican health authorities reported 23,006 new COVID-19 cases and 850 more deaths on Thursday, bringing the total number of infections in the country since the pandemic began t...
Aug 19, 2021
U.S. 'laser focused' on potential for terrorist attack by Taliban foes, says security adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is "laser focused" on the potential for a terrorist attack in Afghanistan by a group like ISIS-K, a sworn enemy of the Taliban, White House national security...
Aug 19, 2021
Tennis-Western & Southern Open to match Osaka's prize money pledge for Haiti
(Reuters) - The Western & Southern Financial Group, the title sponsor of the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament being staged in Cincinnati, said it would match Naomi Osaka's prize money pledge ...
Aug 19, 2021
Harris trip to Asia will show U.S. commitment to a 'free and open Indo-Pacific'
By Nandita Bose and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Vice President Kamala Harris' upcoming trip to Vietnam and Singapore will show that the Biden administration is committed to a "free and open...
Aug 19, 2021
Locked-up and fed-up: Australian voters put prime minister on notice
By Jonathan Barrett and Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Kathy Chalker, a Sydney art studio owner, is just the sort of voter Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison needs to win the country's next el...
Aug 19, 2021
German economy on track for stronger growth in third quarter - ministry
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German economy is on track for a lasting, probably stronger recovery in the third quarter driven by lively domestic demand after gross domestic product expanded by 1.5% on the q...
Aug 19, 2021
Facebook says it is securing Afghan user accounts amid Taliban takeover
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has temporarily removed the ability for people to view or search the friends lists of accounts it has determined to be in Afghanistan, the company's head of security policy sa...
Aug 19, 2021
Death toll from Burkina Faso attack rises to 80
By Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - The death toll from an attack on civilians and the military in northern Burkina Faso has risen to 80 people, the government said in a statement on Thursday. The...
Aug 19, 2021
