Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan's consumer confidence slightly worsens in Dec - govt
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's consumer confidence fell slightly in December, the government said on Wednesday, as domestic COVID-19 cases started rising towards the end of the month. A Cabinet Office surv...
Jan 04, 2022
Philippines cancels 'Black Nazarene' parade again on COVID-19 concerns
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine authorities have cancelled an annual procession, which normally draws millions of Catholic devotees accompanying a black wooden statue of Jesus Christ through the streets...
Jan 04, 2022
Startup ONE says battery prototype delivered 750-mile range
By Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) - Our Next Energy (ONE), a two-year-old Michigan startup, said on Wednesday it had tested a prototype of its new battery in a Tesla Model S, driving 752 miles (1,210 ...
Jan 04, 2022
Doctors say lives are lost in hospitals in Ethiopia's Tigray due to dwindling supplies, blame blockade
By Katharine Houreld and Giulia Paravicini NAIROBI (Reuters) - In the largest hospital in Ethiopia's Tigray region, a child wounded in an air strike bled to death after doctors ran out of gauze and in...
Jan 04, 2022
Stellantis' Chrysler brand to go all electric by 2028 -executive
By Ben Klayman (Reuters) - Automaker Stellantis' Chrysler brand said on Wednesday it plans to shift to an all-electric lineup by 2028 and introduce new products, including a utility vehicle, as it mov...
Jan 04, 2022
China's Henan hit by COVID curbs after sporadic cases
BEIJING (Reuters) - A few central Chinese cities imposed varying degrees of travel curbs after sporadic COVID-19 cases, in line with a national strategy that has taken on extra urgency due to the upco...
Jan 04, 2022
Walmart to hire over 3,000 U.S. drivers as it expands home delivery
By Richa Naidu CHICAGO (Reuters) - Walmart Inc said on Tuesday it plans to hire more than 3,000 U.S. delivery drivers and build out a fleet of all-electric delivery vans to support its "in-home" groce...
Jan 04, 2022
S.Korea to appeal court order exempting private schools from vaccine passes
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The South Korean government said on Wednesday it will appeal against a court order to exclude private education facilities from a COVID-19 vaccine pass mandate, the f...
Jan 04, 2022
China's central bank set to step up cash injection before Lunar New Year holiday - CSJ
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank is set to "timely replenish" liquidity shortfalls before the Lunar New Year holiday, the state-owned China Securities Journal said on Wednesday. The People's ...
Jan 04, 2022
Peru prosecutor announces probe of Castillo for alleged influence peddling
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's attorney general opened a preliminary investigation against leftist president Pedro Castillo on Monday on allegations of collusion and influence peddling in cases related to go...
Jan 04, 2022
