Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New Zealand to open one-way travel for workers from some Pacific nations
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand will open up one-way quarantine-free travel for seasonal workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu to address labour shortages in the horticulture industry, Prime Minist...
Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Reaction to athlete's refusal to return to Belarus
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Belarusian athlete who refused to board a flight https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/exclusive-olympics-belarusian-athlete-says-she-was-taken-airport-go-home-after-2021-08-01 ...
Aug 01, 2021
S.Korea says no decision on joint U.S. military drills, but exercises should not create N.Korea tension
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Monday no decision has been made on its joint military exercises with the United States but they should not create tension, after North Korea warn...
Aug 01, 2021
Malaysian opposition march on parliament, demand PM resigns
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's opposition lawmakers tried to march on the country's parliament building on Monday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, after the premier d...
Aug 01, 2021
HSBC profit more than doubles, better than expected
HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) -HSBC Holdings said on Monday first-half pretax profit more than doubled, beating expectations as the bank benefited from an economic rebound in Hong Kong and Britain. Preta...
Aug 01, 2021
U.S. Republican report says coronavirus leaked from Chinese lab; scientists still probing origins
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A preponderance of evidence proves the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic leaked from a Chinese research facility, said a report by U.S. Republicans released on Monday, a c...
Aug 01, 2021
Exclusive-U.S. to begin new Afghan refugee program - sources
By Ted Hesson, Jonathan Landay and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will launch a new program to resettle certain Afghans as refugees in the United States, a...
Aug 01, 2021
India reports 40,134 new coronavirus cases
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India reported 40,134 new cases of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, a government statement said on Monday. Deaths rose by 422 in the same period, according to the federal healt...
Aug 01, 2021
Goldman Sachs to raise pay for junior investment bankers - Business Insider
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc is raising salaries for its junior employees in the investment bank division, Business Insider reported on Sunday. The bank's second-year analysts will now make $12...
Aug 01, 2021
Japan says Belarus athlete safe, authorities checking her intentions
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top government spokesman said on Monday that the Belarusian athlete who had sought protection from police during the Olympic Games was safe. Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu...
Aug 01, 2021
