Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NFT artwork by humanoid robot sells at auction for nearly $700,000
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A digital artwork by humanoid robot Sophia was sold at auction on Thursday for $688,888 in the form of a Non-Fungible Token (NFT). NFTs, a digital signature saved on blockchain l...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Brazil's Anvisa says Janssen files for emergency use of its COVID-19 shot
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's federal health regulator Anvisa said on Wednesday that Janssen had filed for emergency use authority for its COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson. (Repor...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Exclusive: India likely to delay COVAX vaccine supplies for March, April, says UNICEF
(Adds byline) By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will likely delay deliveries of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine doses to the GAVI/WHO-backed COVAX facility for March and April, the program...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Australians begin returning home after floodwaters recede
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australians hit by devastating floodwaters began returning to their homes on Thursday as skies cleared and authorities accelerated clean-up efforts following the biggest deluge in i...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Jay Leno apologizes to Asian Americans for decade of 'wrong' jokes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television host Jay Leno has apologized for more than a decade of jokes about Asian Americans, saying he had committed a "legitimate wrong." The apology by Leno, the former hos...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Fidelity applies to launch a bitcoin ETF
(Reuters) - Fidelity applied on Wednesday to launch an exchange traded fund to track the performance of bitcoin, the latest move on Wall Street to embrace the digital currency. Fidelity's Wise Origin ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Kona EV owners say Hyundai mishandling recall for battery fires
By Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - Some owners of Hyundai Motor's Kona electric vehicles say the South Korean automaker is bungling a major recall with delays and poor communication, and risks losing ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Tokyo Olympics torch relay to start in Fukushima's shadow
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Olympic torch relay will start in Fukushima on Thursday, kicking off a four-month countdown to the summer Games in Tokyo, delayed from 2020 and the first ever organised during a ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Biden wants to explore keeping U.S. counter-terrorism troops in Afghanistan: top lawmaker
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is looking to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan past a May 1 deadline while exploring a deal in which the Taliban would allow a U.S. co...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Brazil's JBS profit bolstered by weak currency, strong Chinese and U.S. markets
By Nayara Figueiredo and Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Meat processor JBS SA's fourth-quarter profit rose 65% from a year earlier, boosted by strong food sales in China and the United States and a sh...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
