Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-As NHL players reel, countries begin hectic work of building rosters
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - National Hockey League (NHL) players said on Thursday that they were disappointed at not having the chance to compete in the Beijing Olympic Games, as national gove...
Dec 23, 2021
Mexico adds 149 COVID-19 deaths, official death toll nears 300,000
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry reported 149 new confirmed deaths from COVID-19, according to data released on Thursday, bringing the official death toll since the pandemic began to 2...
Dec 23, 2021
Japan's core consumer prices rise at fastest pace in nearly 2 years
By Takahiko Wada and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.5% in November from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, marking the fastest pace of increase in ne...
Dec 23, 2021
CDC cuts quarantine time to 7 days for healthcare workers amid Omicron surge
(Reuters) - Healthcare workers who test positive for COVID-19 but are asymptomatic can return to work after seven days in isolation, provided they test negative, the Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Dec 23, 2021
Canada meets 2021 immigration target with 401,000 new permanent residents
(Reuters) - Canada met its target of granting 401,000 foreigners permanent residency in 2021 by focusing its efforts on temporary residents already in the country, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser sai...
Dec 23, 2021
China CanSinoBIO's vaccine 57.5% effective against COVID in Phase III trial-study
BEIJING (Reuters) - CanSino Biologics Inc's vaccine was 57.5% effective against symptomatic COVID-19 and 91.7% against severe disease four weeks or longer after one dose, while its protection appeared...
Dec 23, 2021
Cricket-England's Root has Ashes century in his sights in Melbourne
(Reuters) - England captain Joe Root has backed himself to get a first Ashes hundred in Australia as he prepares for the third test starting in Melbourne on Boxing Day, a must-win game if England are ...
Dec 23, 2021
Soccer-Ten-man Porto trample Benfica 3-0 to advance in Portuguese Cup
(Reuters) - Porto's Brazilian striker Evanilson scored twice and was sent off in the first half as they beat visitors Benfica 3-0 in a frantic clash to reach the Portuguese Cup quarter-finals. Evanils...
Dec 23, 2021
Japan to put off sending officials to Beijing Olympics, NHK says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is likely to shelve plans to send officials to the Winter Games in Beijing next year, and will make an announcement as early as Friday, public broadcaster NHK said. (Reporting ...
Dec 23, 2021
Fintech firm iCapital Network valued at over $6 billion after latest funding
(Reuters) -Financial technology platform iCapital Network said on Thursday it had fetched a valuation of more than $6 billion after raising $50 million in a funding round led by private equity firm We...
Dec 23, 2021
