Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hong Kong to expand 'vaccine bubble' from Feb. 24 to combat COVID-19 spread
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the government will expand a "vaccine bubble" from Feb. 24 to include venues such as gyms, cinemas and libraries as the city steps up ...
Thomson Reuters Jan 03, 2022
SenseTime shares up 150% since late December IPO
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares of artificial intelligence company SenseTime rose 20% after the opening bell on Tuesday to as much as HK$9.7 apiece, up 152% since the company priced its IPO at HK$3.85 in...
Thomson Reuters Jan 03, 2022
Verizon to delay 5G deployment two weeks, averting aviation safety standoff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Verizon Communications said late on Monday it had agreed to a two-week delay in deploying C-Band wireless spectrum, averting an aviation safety standoff that threatened to disru...
Thomson Reuters Jan 03, 2022
China's Dec factory activity returns to growth, beats forecasts- Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity grew at its fastest pace in six months in December, driven by production hikes and easing price pressures, but a weaker job market and business confidence ...
Thomson Reuters Jan 03, 2022
Nord Stream 2 go-ahead could come in mid-2022 - Uniper CEO
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which is to transport Russian gas to Germany, could get approved in the middle of the year, the CEO of one of the project's financial backers told a n...
Thomson Reuters Jan 03, 2022
Afghanistan's blue mountain lakes deserted as tourists stay away
By Sayed Ramin BAMIYAN, Afghanistan(Reuters) - The winter landscape around the deep, blue mountain lakes of Band-e-Amir in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan presents an arresting spectacle empty ...
Thomson Reuters Jan 03, 2022
Brazil registers 76 COVID-19 deaths on Monday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 76 COVID-19 deaths on Monday and 11,850 additional cases, according to data released by the nation's Health Ministry. The South American country has now re...
Thomson Reuters Jan 03, 2022
Dollar hits one-month high vs yen as Fed rate bets lift U.S. yields
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar reached its strongest level in more than a month against the Japanese yen on Tuesday, lifted by a jump in Treasury yields overnight as traders bet o...
Thomson Reuters Jan 03, 2022
The rise and fall of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Monday found Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty of conspiring to defraud investors in the blood testing startup, convicting her on four of 11 counts...
Thomson Reuters Jan 03, 2022
WNBA-Former All-Star Hammon 'couldn't be prouder' to rejoin league as a coach
(Reuters) - Former San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon said she "couldn't be prouder" to rejoin the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as head coach of the Las Vegas Aces, a pow...
Thomson Reuters Jan 03, 2022
