Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China issues new rules to review foreign investment on national security grounds
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has drawn up new rules that will allow authorities to review foreign investment on national security grounds, the country's state planning agency said on Saturday. The new r...
Dec 19, 2020
NHL: League, players' union reach tentative deal for 56-game season starting Jan. 13
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) said on Friday it had reached a tentative agreement with its players' union to hold a shortened 56-game regular season beginning on Jan. 13. The agreement,...
Dec 19, 2020
Malaysia to receive first batch of Pfizer vaccine in February: report
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Saturday said it expects to receive the first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech in February, according to a report by national...
Dec 19, 2020
Apple supplier Wistron could not manage scaled up India plant, government report says
By Chandini Monnappa and Sankalp Phartiyal BENGALURU/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Apple supplier Wistron's Indian factory in Karnataka state could not cope up with the rapid scaling up of manpower and breach...
Dec 19, 2020
Thailand reports jump in local coronavirus infections linked to shrimp market
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has nine new local coronavirus infections, the biggest one-day rise in local transmissions in more than seven months, health officials said on Saturday. The nine cases are...
Dec 19, 2020
U.S. to halt work at two consulates in Russia after COVID-19 drawdown
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States is halting work at two consulates in Russia, the State Department said, citing safety and security issues at the facilities where operations had been curtailed ove...
Dec 19, 2020
Movie by gondola: Philippine cinema offers Venice-themed pandemic escape
MANILA (Reuters) - Some moviegoers in the Philippine capital, tired of lengthy COVID-19 restrictions, are opting for a taste of Venice, bobbing in front of the big screen in socially distanced gondola...
Dec 19, 2020
Colts punter Sanchez to return after surgery on cancerous tumour
(Reuters) - Indianapolis Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez is set to feature in Sunday's game against the Houston Texans, less than three weeks after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor. The 2...
Dec 19, 2020
Fire in hospital kills eight people in southeast Turkey: governor
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A fire in a private hospital's COVID-19 intensive care unit killed eight people, the governor's office in the southeastern Turkish province of Gaziantep said on Saturday. The fire...
Dec 19, 2020
Top 25 roundup: No. 8 West Virginia survives Iowa State
Taz Sherman made two free throws with 18.3 seconds left after he forced a turnover on defense, and No. 8 West Virginia survived visiting Iowa State's upset bid with a 70-65 victory Friday night in Mor...
Dec 19, 2020
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