Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines require COVID-19 vaccines for crew
SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd and Malaysia Airlines said they had mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for pilots and cabin crew, joining a growing number of airlines around the ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2021
Dollar hits 9-month high as Fed on track to taper this year
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar rose to a nine-month high versus the euro and Australian and New Zealand currencies on Thursday, with Federal Reserve policy makers mostly in agreement t...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2021
New Zealand COVID-19 cases jump to 21; origin of outbreak identified
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's COVID-19 outbreak jumped to 21 cases on Thursday, but the authorities said the virus may not have been in the community for long as they linked its origin to a rec...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2021
Former Malaysia Deputy PM Ismail Sabri poised to win premiership race
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob looked set to form the next government after gaining a parliamentary majority from the same coalition that collapsed...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2021
Federal judge throws out U.S. approval of ConocoPhillips Alaska oil project
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday reversed the U.S. government's approval of ConocoPhillips' planned $6 billion Willow oil development in Alaska, citing problems with its environmental analysis...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2021
China reports 46 new COVID-19 cases on August 18 vs 28 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported on Thursday 46 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for Aug. 18, compared with 28 a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission. Of the new i...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2021
South Korea to grant legal status to animals to tackle abuse, abandonment
By Sangmi Cha and Minwoo Park SEOUL (Reuters) - Jin-hui, a cream-coloured Pomeranian, was buried alive and left for dead in 2018 in the South Korean port city of Busan. No charges were filed against i...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2021
U.S. appeals court upholds Texas ban on second-trimester abortion procedure
(Reuters) -The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a Texas law banning the most common abortion procedure used by doctors for terminating second-trimester pregnancies, overturning an...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2021
FBI interviewed Deshaun Watson, but lawyers disagree about why
The attorney for Deshaun Watson revealed the embattled Houston Texans quarterback talked to FBI agents who were seeking information about a potential extortion plot against him. In a news conference W...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2021
Venus Williams receives wild card to play in U.S. Open
Venus Williams was awarded a wild card Wednesday to compete in her 23rd U.S. Open, the United States Tennis Association announced. Williams, 41, is a two-time winner at Flushing Meadows (2000, 2001) a...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2021
