Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Irked Thai PM sprays reporters with hand sanitiser to duck tricky questions
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha left reporters stunned and amused on Tuesday when he interrupted his own news conference to spray them with hand sanitiser in a bid to dodge t...
Mar 09, 2021
TSX opens higher as gold miners track bullion gains
(Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened higher on Tuesday, led by an over 2% rise in materials stocks, as gold miners tracked gains in bullion prices. * At 9:30 a.m. ET (14:30 GMT), the Toronto S...
Mar 09, 2021
Britain's M&S plans smaller store on flagship London site
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer has proposed a redevelopment of its flagship Marble Arch store in central London that would see the upper levels of the building made into office sp...
Mar 09, 2021
Remote Siberian data center reaps rewards of bitcoin rally
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - Four thousand kilometres from Moscow near the shores of the Angara River, a Russian firm operating a vast data centre run on cheap local hydroelectric power is r...
Mar 09, 2021
'Nomadland', 'Rocks' lead BAFTA award nominations
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. recession drama "Nomadland" and British coming-of-age story "Rocks" led the nominations for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards on Tuesday, securing ...
Mar 09, 2021
French minister says Poland stymied his visit to 'LGBT-free' zone
PARIS/WARSAW (Reuters) - French Europe Minister Clement Beaune said he was dissuaded by Polish authorities from visiting what he called an "LGBT-free zone" in defence of civil liberties on a trip to P...
Mar 09, 2021
U.S. House readies final vote on Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives could approve the Biden administration's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill as early as Tuesday, with a vote allowing the Democratic president ...
Mar 09, 2021
Britons split on age lines on how Harry and Meghan were treated by royals
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons are divided on how the royal family treated Prince Harry and his wife Meghan according to age, with a majority of young people saying it was unfair and half of older people ...
Mar 09, 2021
Analysis: Dollar snapback may jolt post-pandemic recovery
By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) - A pause in the U.S. dollar's steep downtrend shows signs of morphing into a more robust rebound, posing a threat to post-pandemic economic recovery and investme...
Mar 09, 2021
White House has no comment on 'dog bites man' report involving Biden's rescue pet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday said it had no comment on a media report that President Joe Biden's youngest dog had decamped the White House following an alleged biting incident, no...
Mar 09, 2021
