Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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...
Jan 28, 2021
Huawei smartphone shipments plummet amid U.S. sanctions
(Reuters) - China smartphone shipments slipped 4% in the December quarter, data showed, as shipments at Huawei Technologies Co Ltd plunged due to U.S. sanctions on the Chinese firm's chip and componen...
Jan 28, 2021
China reports 52 new mainland COVID-19 cases vs 54 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 52 new COVID-19 cases on Jan. 28, down from 54 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Friday. The National Health Commission ...
Jan 28, 2021
C Alex Avila agrees to one-year deal with Nationals
Catcher Alex Avila agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Nationals, The Athletic reported Thursday, as the 12-year veteran joins his sixth different team. Financial terms of the deal were not ...
Jan 28, 2021
AstraZeneca to seek Japan's approval of COVID-19 vaccine as early as mid-February: Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc will file for Japanese approval of its COVID-19 vaccine as early as mid-February, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, making it the second vaccine maker to seek approval ...
Jan 28, 2021
Britain lacks healthy eating focus as response to COVID-19, say academics
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has failed to adequately support healthy nutrition for its citizens in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, food policy experts said on Friday. In an open letter to Prime Mini...
Jan 28, 2021
UK PM Johnson 'immensely proud' as visa offer for Hong Kong citizens launches
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday hailed a new visa scheme that offers qualifying Hong Kong citizens a route to British citizenship - a programme launched in response to China'...
Jan 28, 2021
Japan December factory output falls 1.6% month-on-month
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory output fell 1.6% in December, government data showed on Friday, compared with the median market forecast for a 1.5% contraction. Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministr...
Jan 28, 2021
Vietnam reports nine more COVID-19 infections as outbreak spreads to Hanoi
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam reported nine more COVID-19 infections early on Friday as the new outbreak spreads to Hanoi, the capital, where the ruling Communist party is holding its key five-yearly cong...
Jan 28, 2021
Asian equities set to gain as short-squeeze subsides; dollar eases
By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to rise on Friday after U.S. shares rallied and the dollar eased overnight, as fears of social-media driven hedge fund selling abated and the ...
Jan 28, 2021
