Author Archives: Syndicated Content
S.Korea extends social distancing, allows fully vaccinated some leeway
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has extended its social distancing curbs for two weeks to ward off a surge in coronavirus cases, while allowing vaccinated people some latitude, its prime m...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
Dollar holds firm as risk aversion hammers Canadian dollar, Aussie
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The safe-haven U.S. dollar hovered near a 9-1/2-month high against major peers on Friday, buoyed by fears that the Delta coronavirus variant could delay the global ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
New Zealand Delta outbreak widens, 3 cases in Wellington
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand has 11 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total infections associated with the current community outbreak to 31, the health ministry said in a statement. ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
Malaysia's king expected to name new PM after rulers' meet
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah is expected to announce the appointment of the country's new prime minister following a meeting with other royal rulers on Friday. The confe...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
China's Evergrande Group vows to maintain operations, market stability
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Evergrande, the country's most indebted property developer, pledged on Friday to do everything it can to resolve its debt issues and maintain the stability of the ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
Sydney COVID-19 lockdown to be extended until Sept-end
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's New South Wales state authorities on Friday extended a COVID-19 lockdown in Sydney until the end of September after nearly two months of lockdown restrictions failed to ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
Andy Murray accepts Winston-Salem wild-card entry
Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray and fellow Brit Daniel Evans will compete as wild cards in the Winston-Salem Open, a hard-court ATP 250 event that begins Sunday. Murray had hip surgery in 201...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
UK house prices to climb on cheap cash, hunt for space - Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - Already-expensive British home prices will see further substantial gains over the next few years, bolstered by low borrowing costs, supply shortages and a desire f...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
Judge denies restraining order in Trevor Bauer case
A judge in Los Angeles County Superior Court denied the request for a permanent restraining order on Thursday against Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer, whom the applicant accused of sexual assault. Judge ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
Journalist shot dead in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Unidentified assailants shot a Mexican radio journalist dead outside his home in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, local authorities said on Thursday. Jacinto Romero, who wrote...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
