Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China aims to develop 15 electronics firms with revenues over 10 billion yuan by 2023
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Friday it aims to develop 15 electronic component producers with revenues in excess of 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billio...
Thomson Reuters Jan 28, 2021
WHO-led team in Wuhan probing COVID origins to begin field work
By Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) - A World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic was due to meet with Chinese scientists on Friday, and plans ...
Thomson Reuters Jan 28, 2021
Mexico reports 1,506 more coronavirus deaths, surpassing India tally
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Thursday reported 18,670 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections and 1,506 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 1,825,5...
Thomson Reuters Jan 28, 2021
Philippines says may benefit from any pivot to Asia by Biden administration
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines may benefit if there is a renewed emphasis on Asia by the new administration of U.S. President Joe Biden, which could help act as a counterbalance to China in the re...
Thomson Reuters Jan 28, 2021
Exclusive: AMC Entertainment explores new capital raise amid stock surge - sources
By Mike Spector and Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc is exploring raising more capital, including through yet another possible stock sale, to weather the COVID-19 p...
Thomson Reuters Jan 28, 2021
Suns' Devin Booker (hamstring) to sit out vs. Warriors
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker will miss Thursday night's game against the Golden State Warriors due to a hamstring injury. It will be third straight game Booker has sat out with the injury. Booker le...
Thomson Reuters Jan 28, 2021
Safe-haven dollar softens as risk sentiment recovers
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar remained on the back foot on Friday as an improvement in risk appetite sapped demand for the safest assets, with investors taking cheer from U.S. economi...
Thomson Reuters Jan 28, 2021
North America's largest cemetery struggles to cope with COVID deaths
WHITTIER, Calif. (Reuters) - Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary in Whittier, California, may be the biggest cemetery in North America but the 1,400-acre park is struggling to cope with the number o...
Thomson Reuters Jan 28, 2021
Documentary 'Assassins' tells the strange story of the murder of Kim Jong Un's half-brother
By Hanna Rantala and Jonathan Oatis (Reuters) - Nearly four years after the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's estranged half-brother, Kim Jong Nam, a new documentary seeks to shed lig...
Thomson Reuters Jan 28, 2021
Actress Cicely Tyson has died at age 96 - Variety
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Cicely Tyson, who specialized in portraying strong black women caught in struggles during a 60-year career that earned her Emmy and Tony awards, died on Thursday at age...
Thomson Reuters Jan 28, 2021
