Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lebanon's Hariri says no progress made on forming new government
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said on Friday that no progress had been made in talks to form a new government, after months of political wrangling. Hariri dined ...
Feb 12, 2021
Reunions postponed: China migrant workers caught on wrong side of COVID-19
By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - In the past decade, Wang Yunxia, 30, spent her adult life largely on a factory floor in southern Guangdong, far away from her daughter in central China, and even farthe...
Feb 12, 2021
Japan's Aeon says to offer shopping malls nationwide for COVID-19 vaccinations
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese retail group Aeon Co Ltd said it will offer its shopping malls throughout the country for COVID-19 vaccinations in response to a government request. Details including starti...
Feb 12, 2021
Column: Lending to Italy for a century
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - If ultra-long 50-year bonds are going like hot cakes in Europe, the temptation to double up maturities and lock in the lowest borrowing rates in history for a century ...
Feb 12, 2021
Halep hot-foots it into last 16 at Melbourne Park
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Second seed Simon Halep eased past Russian Veronika Kudermetova 6-1 6-3 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open for the fourth straight year on Friday. The twice Grand S...
Feb 12, 2021
India, pharmacy of the world, falls behind on vaccinations at home
By Neha Arora and Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has won plaudits for gifting and selling COVID-19 vaccines around the world, but it will have to crank up the pace of immunisations at home...
Feb 12, 2021
Ethiopia confirms widespread rape in conflict-hit north
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Scores of women have been raped in Ethiopia's northerly Tigray region, authorities have confirmed, in the chaotic aftermath of an armed conflict last year that ousted the local rul...
Feb 12, 2021
U.N. says Malaysia should not deport refugees amid concern over Myanmar detainees
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency said on Friday Malaysia should not deport refugees after Reuters reported that it was planning to send 1,200 Myanmar nationals back to their country. M...
Feb 12, 2021
Record $58.1 billion pours into global equity funds: BofA
LONDON (Reuters) - A record $58.1 billion poured into global equity funds over the past week, with the bulk of the money flowing to U.S. large cap stocks, BofA's weekly fund flow data showed on Friday...
Feb 12, 2021
Coronavirus cases in Eastern Europe surpass 10 million - Reuters tally
By Roshan Abraham and Anurag Maan (Reuters) - The number of COVID-19 cases in eastern Europe surpassed 10 million on Friday, according to Reuters tally, as countries across the region aim to increase ...
Feb 12, 2021
