Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan government seeks to extend state of emergency to May 31
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government is seeking to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until the end of May, in an effort to curb a surge in coronavirus cases with fewer th...
May 06, 2021
Military coup puts Telenor's future in Myanmar on the line
By Victoria Klesty, Gwladys Fouche and John Geddie OSLO (Reuters) - Since Myanmar's military ordered telecoms operators to shut their networks in an effort to end protests against its February coup, T...
May 06, 2021
NFL star Metcalf's 100-metre bid met with scepticism from veterans of the track
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - "Football players don't have any clue." That was the verdict of Olympian Mike Rodgers as National Football League wide receiver DK Metcalf prepares to compete in the 100-met...
May 06, 2021
Mexican regulator rejects delaying deadline for Fox Sports sale in Disney-Fox deal
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's telecoms regulator said on Thursday it has rejected a request to push back a deadline for the sale of Fox Sports in Mexico as part of the terms of Walt Disney Co's acq...
May 06, 2021
Japan may approve AstraZeneca, Moderna vaccines as early as May 20 - Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government may approve the use of coronavirus vaccines developed by AstraZeneca PLC and Moderna Inc as early as May 20, the Nikkei reported on Friday. Health ministry officia...
May 06, 2021
LATAM Airlines says demand for U.S. travel rising on vaccine tourism
By Marcelo Rochabrun SAO PAULO (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines Group, the region's largest carrier, said on Thursday that it is seeing increased demand from South Americans seeking to travel to the United ...
May 06, 2021
STB approves voting trust for Canadian Pacific's proposed acquisition of Kansas City Southern
(Reuters) - The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Thursday approved the voting trust for Canadian Pacific Railway's proposed acquisition of Kansas City Southern railroad . Canadian Pacific (C...
May 06, 2021
UK jobs market hits full throttle as lockdown eases: KPMG/REC
LONDON (Reuters) - Demand for workers from British employers soared this month at the fastest rate since the late 1990s as much of the economy reopened following the latest coronavirus lockdown, a sur...
May 06, 2021
China reports 13 new COVID-19 cases vs 5 a day earlier
(Reuters) - China reported 13 new mainland COVID-19 cases on May 6, up from five cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Friday. The National Health Commission said in a s...
May 06, 2021
Australia to reopen door to India, still probing Sydney COVID case
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian citizens stranded in COVID-ravaged India will be able to return home from May 15, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, as Sydney remains on high alert for a poten...
May 06, 2021
