Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden administration calls China sanctions on Trump officials 'unproductive and cynical'
(Reuters) - China's move to sanction former Trump administration officials was "unproductive and cynical", a spokeswoman for President Joe Biden's National Security Council said on Wednesday, urging A...
Jan 20, 2021
Biden White House pledges data, transparency, respect for free press
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's press secretary held her first news conference on Wednesday, seven hours after Biden's inauguration, vowing to bring truth and transparency back to governm...
Jan 20, 2021
Japan's exports post first annual gain in two years in December
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose for the first time in two years in December, driven by shipments to China, government data showed, offering a glimmer of hope for policymake...
Jan 20, 2021
Oil slips on surprise rise in U.S. crude stocks
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Thursday after data showed U.S. crude stocks unexpectedly rose last week, reigniting worries about pandemic restrictions cutting into fuel deman...
Jan 20, 2021
Australian economy forecast to rebound in 2021 as pandemic subsides: Reuters poll
By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU (Reuters) - Australia's economy, which entered 2021 in better shape than most of its peers, will gain further momentum from the successful domestic suppression of the coronav...
Jan 20, 2021
Dollar on back foot as Biden optimism bolsters riskier currencies
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held losses versus most major peers on Thursday as optimism that a massive U.S. stimulus package under the new Joe Biden administration will bolster grow...
Jan 20, 2021
Australia posts zero virus cases, state chief calls for 'Pacific bubble'
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia recorded a fourth day of zero coronavirus cases on Thursday, prompting the chief of the country's most populous state to call for a special travel "bubble"...
Jan 20, 2021
U.S. ends program sending asylum seekers to Mexico to wait for court hearings
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in the first day under President Joe Biden, suspended all new enrollments in a program that has pushed tens of thousands of migrants to w...
Jan 20, 2021
Mexico adds more than 20,000 new coronavirus cases: health ministry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico confirmed 20,548 new coronavirus cases and 1,539 fatalities on Wednesday, according to health ministry data, bringing its totals to 1,688,944 infections and 144,371 deat...
Jan 20, 2021
Nepal to turn Everest trash into art to highlight mountain’s garbage blight
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Trash collected from Mount Everest is set to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery, to highlight the need to save the world's tallest mountain...
Jan 20, 2021
