Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia's Victoria says COVID-19 curbs to return to pre-Christmas settings
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state will start easing coronavirus restrictions from Friday night, after authorities deemed new locally acquired cases detected for the first time in a week in...
Feb 25, 2021
FCC votes to finalize rules for new temporary low-income internet subsidy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said Thursday it had voted to finalize rules for a temporary $3.2 billion program funded by Congress to provide lower-income American...
Feb 25, 2021
Argentina receives first delivery of Sinopharm vaccines
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina has received 904,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in its first delivery from the Chinese drug maker, the government said on Thursday, which should help th...
Feb 25, 2021
Dollar firms after U.S. yield spike; yen continues march lower
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar held gains Thursday after rebounding overnight from three-year lows following a spike in U.S. bond yields. The yen, which tends to weaken when U.S. ...
Feb 25, 2021
Kia shares up after online report of remaining potential for Apple partnership
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in automaker Kia Corp rose more than 4% on Friday after a South Korean online news site reported on the remaining potential for a partnership with Apple Inc. Apple and Kia sig...
Feb 25, 2021
Air Liquide to develop hydrogen mobility markets in Japan with Itochu
TOKYO (Reuters) - French industrial gas company Air Liquide said on Friday it had agreed to collaborate with Japanese trading house Itochu Corp for the development of hydrogen mobility markets in Japa...
Feb 25, 2021
Russian diplomats push their way home with handcar out of North Korea
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - A group of Russian diplomats and family members used a hand-pushed rail trolley to leave North Korea this week, amid Pyongyang's strict anti-coronavirus measures, which...
Feb 25, 2021
Pain to tiled art: Argentines honor soccer star Maradona with mosaics
By Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Gonzalo Lpez Lauch is helping bring soccer star Diego Maradona back to life, one mosaic tile at a time. The visual artist, part of a group called Comando M...
Feb 25, 2021
Japan to end state of emergency for six prefectures this month: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government will end a state of emergency in all but Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures at the end of this month, a week earlier than scheduled, public broadcaster ...
Feb 25, 2021
Mr. Potato Head drops 'Mr.' from brand name
(Reuters) - Hasbro Inc said on Thursday it was renaming its popular Mr. Potato Head brand to drop the 'Mr.', giving the "Potato Head" line a less gender-focused identity. The toy, first launched over ...
Feb 25, 2021
