Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thailand's 'rule breaker' school uniforms challenge tradition
By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Jorge Silva BANGKOK (Reuters) - In Thai classrooms, showing a rebellious or creative streak through what you wear is difficult. School uniform rules are strict, down to how ...
Sep 28, 2020
Some of Hong Kong's poor finally feel at home in 290 sq ft modules
By Clare Jim and Joyce Zhou HONG KONG (Reuters) - When Lau Kai Fai, his wife and teenage son moved into a new Hong Kong flat last month, he thought the 290 square feet (27 square metres) of space in h...
Sep 28, 2020
A capsule look at the Astros-Twins playoff series
A capsule look at the best-of-three playoff series between the Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis beginning Tuesday: ___ HOUSTON ASTROS Record: 29-31. Playoff Entry: second place, AL We...
Sep 28, 2020
Zimmer seeks more from veterans on winless Vikings
By: Dave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS - After losing the first two games of the season for the first time in his seven years as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, Mike Zimmer acknowledged last week some sur...
Sep 28, 2020
Twins tout home-field edge against Astros, even without fans
By: Dave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Twins were determined to defend their division title and start this unusual postseason at home, even if the audience at Target Field this week will be con...
Sep 28, 2020
Microsoft 365 outage affects multiple services
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said late Monday a recent change it introduced likely caused a major outage, affecting users' access to multiple Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook.com and Microsoft ...
Sep 28, 2020
U.S. House COVID-19 aid proposal gives airlines some hope for deal this week
By Tracy Rucinski and David Shepardson CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A $2.2 trillion draft bill for coronavirus aid unveiled by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives late Monday gave airline...
Sep 28, 2020
Some in BOJ called for review of strategy to achieve elusive price goal
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Some Bank of Japan board members called for a review of the central bank's policy strategy as the economic shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic pushes inflation f...
Sep 28, 2020
Colombia extends selective quarantine until end of October
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will extend a so-called selective quarantine for the duration of October, President Ivan Duque said in a nightly address on Monday, and urged citizens to avoid meeting in l...
Sep 28, 2020
China reports 12 new COVID-19 cases vs. 21 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China had 12 new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 28, down from 21 a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Tuesday. The National Health Commission said in a...
Sep 28, 2020
