Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ginza shoppers clean hands, phones with high-tech wash stations
By Chris Gallagher and Hideto Sakai TOKYO (Reuters) - Shoppers washed their hands and sterilised their smartphones in the streets of Tokyo's posh Ginza district on Saturday using handwashing stations ...
Dec 19, 2020
China signals GM, biotech push in key policy statement
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China will industrialise biotech breeding as part of a campaign to improve food security, top leaders said in a policy statement late on Friday, signalling Beijing could s...
Dec 19, 2020
Congress works through the weekend to finalize COVID aid package
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican lawmakers in Washington were working through the weekend to complete a $900 billion coronavirus aid bill for American individuals and ...
Dec 18, 2020
China to vaccinate 'key groups' over winter, spring: official
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will focus first on vaccinating high-risk groups over the winter and spring before widening the inoculation to the general public, a senior health official said on Saturday. ...
Dec 18, 2020
McKennie named U.S. male player of the year
United States Men's National Team midfielder Weston McKennie capped a reaffirming 2020 on Friday, when he was named male player of the year by the United States Soccer Federation. In August, the 22-ye...
Dec 18, 2020
India passes grim milestone of 10 million coronavirus infections
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's coronavirus tally breached the 10 million mark on Saturday, the world's second highest, even though the number of new daily cases has fallen sharply since a mid-September...
Dec 18, 2020
Smuggled orangutans start new life after repatriation to Indonesia
By Yudi Saputra JAMBI (Reuters) - A pair of critically endangered orangutans, rescued from smugglers on the Thai-Malaysian border in 2017, have arrived in Indonesia to undergo rehabilitation so they c...
Dec 18, 2020
Start of Australian Open confirmed for Feb. 8
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Open will start on Feb. 8, three weeks later than scheduled, organisers confirmed on Saturday after months of speculation over the first Grand Slam of 2021. The st...
Dec 18, 2020
Canada regulator expects to complete Moderna COVID-19 vaccine approval in coming weeks
(Reuters) - Canadian health regulator said it expects to complete the review on Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine in the coming weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its emergency...
Dec 18, 2020
NHL, players reach tentative deal for 56-game season
By: Stephen Whyno Drop the puck in mid-January? The National Hockey League is well on the way to making that happen. The NHL and players reached a tentative deal Friday to hold a 56-game season that w...
Dec 18, 2020
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