Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Dollar holds gains on optimism for economic outlook
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar traded near its strongest in more than two months against the euro and the yen on Thursday as pessimism about the U.S. economic outlook recedes before the...
Feb 03, 2021
Asian stocks ease as caution persists despite calmer markets
By Imani Moise NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks came under pressure on Thursday as a mixed Wall Street session gave investors few immediate reasons to increase their risk positions following the rece...
Feb 03, 2021
South Korea's Moon pledged to upgrade S.Korea-U.S. alliance in call with Biden - presidential office
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday that he pledged to upgrade the country's alliance with the United States in a phone call with President Joe Biden, Seoul's presid...
Feb 03, 2021
Tennis: Australian Open cohort at 'relatively low risk' from COVID-19 case
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Victoria health officials believe 520 players and support staff connected with the Australian Open are at relatively low risk of having been exposed to the new coronavirus by a M...
Feb 03, 2021
Britain trial to test combining Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines in two-shot regimen
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday launched a trial to assess the immune responses generated if doses of the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca Plc are combined in a two-shot schedu...
Feb 03, 2021
Global vaccine trust rising, but France, Japan, others sceptical
LONDON (Reuters) - People's willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is rising around the world and more than half of those questioned said they would take the shot if it were offered next week,...
Feb 03, 2021
Bank of England to focus on recovery hopes even as lockdown drags on
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England on Thursday is likely to set its sights on the prospects of economic recovery later this year, and any backing it gives to the idea of negat...
Feb 03, 2021
Amazon plans AI-powered cameras in delivery vans to improve safety
(Reuters) - Amazon.com has revealed plans to install AI-powered video cameras in its branded delivery vans, in a move that the world's largest e-commerce firm says would improve safety of both drivers...
Feb 03, 2021
Vietnam reports 37 more local COVID-19 infections, all linked to a factory in Hai Duong
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam on Thursday reported 37 more local COVID-19 infections in a fresh outbreak, all linked to a factory in the northern province of Hai Duong, where the coronavirus was first fou...
Feb 03, 2021
Lucky to be alive, owner of new face, hands learns to feel life anew
By Dan Fastenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - At 22, Joe DiMeo is rediscovering a range of sensations on his hands and face, from warmth to coolness, and from wetness to the touch of another person. DiMeo is...
Feb 03, 2021
