Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK regulator set to block Meta's Giphy deal - FT
(Reuters) - The UK competition regulator is expected to block Meta's acquisition of online GIF platform Giphy in the upcoming days in an escalation of the watchdog's assault on Big Tech, the Financial...
Nov 28, 2021
New Zealand to ease COVID measures this week despite Omicron threat - PM
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday the country will move into a system of living with the COVID-19 virus later this week despite the new Omicron variant po...
Nov 28, 2021
Philippines launches campaign to vaccinate 9 million people in three days
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines launched on Monday an ambitious drive to vaccinate nine million people against COVID-19 over three days, deploying security forces and using tens of thousands of vol...
Nov 28, 2021
Spread of Omicron variant forces nations to rethink plans for global travel
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The global spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus has brought new cases in Australia, Denmark, France and the Netherlands, prompting nations to reconsider plans for internatio...
Nov 28, 2021
Tennis: Djokovic likely to skip Australian Open over vaccine mandate, says father
(Reuters) - Novak Djokovic is unlikely to play at the Australian Open if rules on COVID-19 vaccinations are not relaxed, the world number one's father, Srdjan Djokovic, said. Organisers of the year's ...
Nov 28, 2021
China's Nov factory activity likely contracted at a slower pace - Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity is likely to have shrunk at a slower pace in November, as supply snags and power cuts eased, a Reuters poll showed, but persistent softness in the manufact...
Nov 28, 2021
Cricket: England's Stokes says he almost choked on tablet in hotel room
(Reuters) - England's Ben Stokes feared it "might be the end" after he almost choked on a tablet while alone in his hotel room ahead of the Ashes. The all-rounder, writing in a column for the Daily Mi...
Nov 28, 2021
Taiwan, Europe must defend democracy together, president says
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan and Europe must work together to defend against authoritarianism and disinformation, President Tsai Ing-wen told visiting lawmakers from the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvi...
Nov 28, 2021
Evergrande shares fall after chairman cuts stake; Fantasia suspends trading
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares in China Evergrande Group fell as much as 4.8% on Monday morning, after its chairman trimmed his stake in the cash-strapped property developer to raise about $344 million....
Nov 28, 2021
Hawks lose Bogdan Bogdanovic for two weeks
The Atlanta Hawks will be without guard Bogdan Bogdanovic for about two weeks because of a sprained right ankle. Bogdanovic, who is averaging 11.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists in his second se...
Nov 28, 2021
