Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China sets another mild defence budget rise for 2021
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's 2021 defence spending will rise 6.8% from 2020, up only slightly from last year's budgeted increase, marking the sixth year in a row of single-digit growth, roughly in line...
Mar 04, 2021
White House says closely tracking Microsoft's emergency patch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is closely tracking an emergency patch Microsoft Corp has released, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday, after an unknown hacking group...
Mar 04, 2021
Paire spits on court, tanks and crashes out of Argentina Open
(Reuters) - Frenchman Benoit Paire crashed out of the Argentina Open after tanking his final service game and being docked a point for spitting on the court in a 4-6 6-3 6-1 defeat to Francisco Cerund...
Mar 04, 2021
China to develop vaccines against major infectious diseases -2021-2025 plan
BEIJING (Reuters) - China pledges to develop vaccines to cope with major infectious disease, part of its flurry of efforts to boost the competitiveness of its manufacturing sector, the government said...
Mar 04, 2021
Greyhound asks U.S. government for emergency funds to transport migrants
By Mimi Dwyer LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Greyhound Lines, a bus company crucial to transporting newly arrived migrants in the United States, has asked the U.S. government for emergency funding to deal wi...
Mar 04, 2021
Nine great apes in San Diego become first non-human primates vaccinated for COVID-19
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nine great apes at the San Diego Zoo - four orangutans and five bonobos - made veterinary history in recent weeks as the world's first non-human primates known ...
Mar 04, 2021
Western Australia upgrades Crown Resorts inquiry to Royal Commission
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Western Australia upgraded an inquiry into Crown Resorts Ltd to a Royal Commission on Friday, saying the state needed to take this measure to ensure there were sufficient legal prot...
Mar 04, 2021
Australia asks European Commission to review Italy's vaccine block
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia has asked the European Commission to review a decision by Italy to block a shipment of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, while stressing on Friday the mis...
Mar 04, 2021
Presidents of U.S., Guatemala discuss migration, cooperation in fighting drug trafficking
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said on Thursday that he had spoken to U.S. President Joe Biden about how to decrease the number of undocumented Guatemalans migrat...
Mar 04, 2021
South Korea envoy hopes to wrap up talks with U.S. on defence costs
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is seeking to iron out remaining differences and sign a deal with Washington on sharing costs for stationing 28,500 American troops in the country, its ch...
Mar 04, 2021
