Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia, Japan to sign security cooperation treaty
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia and Japan are set to sign a treaty to beef up defence and security cooperation at a virtual summit on Thursday, after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cancelled tr...
Thomson Reuters Jan 04, 2022
Tennis-No special treatment in Djokovic exemption, Australian officials say
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic did not receive any special treatment in getting an exemption from COVID-19 vaccination requirements to play at the Australian Open later this month, Tennis Australia...
Thomson Reuters Jan 04, 2022
Australia job advertisements fall 5.5% in Dec - ANZ
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian job advertisements slipped in December after two months of steep gains as some positions were filled, while a pick up in coronavirus cases may have had some impact on emp...
Thomson Reuters Jan 04, 2022
Tencent sells $3.01 billion stake in Singapore tech group Sea
(Reuters) - Chinese gaming and social media company Tencent Holdings Ltd on Wednesday sold a stake worth $3.01 billion in Singapore-based gaming and e-commerce firm Sea Ltd. Tencent sold 14.5 million ...
Thomson Reuters Jan 04, 2022
Rio de Janeiro cancels Carnival parade due to rising COVID-19 cases, Omicron threat
(Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro has canceled its world-famous Carnival parade for a second year due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and the threat from the arrival of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the ...
Thomson Reuters Jan 04, 2022
Mexico's confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 4 million
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico registered 15,184 coronavirus cases and 130 more deaths on Tuesday, according to health ministry data, bringing the overall death toll to 299,711 and the total num...
Thomson Reuters Jan 04, 2022
COVID-19 infects 214 on five cruise ships in Brazilian waters
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Five cruise ships in Brazilian waters have reported 214 cases of COVID-19 among their crew and passengers, including two ships that are in quarantine in the port of Santos, health...
Thomson Reuters Jan 04, 2022
Japan to declare quasi-emergency in COVID-hit Okinawa - paper
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government is preparing to declare a quasi-state of emergency in the southern island prefecture of Okinawa due to a spike in the number of coronavirus cases, perhaps as ...
Thomson Reuters Jan 04, 2022
Cricket-Australia win toss and chose to bat in fourth Ashes test
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bat first in the fourth Ashes test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Wednesday. The toss was delayed by 30...
Thomson Reuters Jan 04, 2022
'Nevermind': Judge dismisses lawsuit by man who was naked baby on Nirvana album
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who said the grunge rock group Nirvana sexually exploited him by putting a photo of him as a naked, four...
Thomson Reuters Jan 04, 2022
