Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Safe-haven currencies supported on signs on weakening economic sentiment
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Safe-haven currencies such as the yen held firm against riskier currencies on Tuesday as disappointing economic data from China, the spreading Delta variant of the c...
Aug 16, 2021
Thailand reports daily record of 239 new coronavirus deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported on Tuesday a daily record of 239 new coronavirus deaths, bringing the country's total number of fatalities to 7,973. The country's coronavirus taskforce also repo...
Aug 16, 2021
China reports 42 new COVID-19 cases on Aug 16 vs 51 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday reported 42 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for Aug. 16, compared with 51 a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission. Of the new in...
Aug 16, 2021
Taliban's Afghanistan takeover presents fresh challenge for social media companies
By Elizabeth Culliford and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan poses a new challenge for big U.S. tech companies on handling content created by a group considered to...
Aug 16, 2021
From Olympics to MLB: David Robertson reaches deal with Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms on a contract with reliever David Robertson on Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the Rays for Robertson, who is fresh off competing in the Tokyo Olympi...
Aug 16, 2021
Higher risk of Bell's Palsy after Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine - study
(Reuters) - Risk of Bell's Palsy, a type of facial paralysis, is higher after the first dose of Sinovac Biotech Ltd's COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectiou...
Aug 16, 2021
Insurer AIA posts jump in first-half new business value, raises dividend
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Insurer AIA Group Ltd raised its interim dividend on Tuesday and posted a jump in first-half new business value, as it recovered from pandemic-led business disruptions in most of...
Aug 16, 2021
NFL-Falcons say they are first in league to reach 100% vaccination rate
(Reuters) - All players on the Atlanta Falcons have received the COVID-19 vaccine, the team said on Monday, adding that it was the first National Football League (NFL) club to see all of its players i...
Aug 16, 2021
Bob Dylan sued for alleged sexual abuse of 12-year-old in 1960s
(Reuters) - An unnamed woman has sued folk singer-songwriter Bob Dylan alleging he sexually abused her after giving her drugs and alcohol in 1965 when she was 12 years old. A spokesman for Dylan, now ...
Aug 16, 2021
'Don't leave Afghan people alone,' refugee in Greece pleads
By Elias Marcou LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Elena, an Afghan asylum seeker who lives in a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, worries about friends and family back home after the Taliban's swif...
Aug 16, 2021
