Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Taiwan scales back New Year events, tells people to watch at home
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Major Taiwanese cities have scaled back New Year's Eve events and are telling people to watch fireworks and other festivities at home, after the island's first case of the highly in...
Dec 30, 2020
Mexico says approval of AstraZeneca vaccine 'imminent' after UK go-ahead
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government on Wednesday hailed Britain's approval of a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, and said that Mexican authorities were also ...
Dec 30, 2020
Exclusive: Mexican finance minister picks holes in central bank cash bill
By Stefanie Eschenbacher and Anthony Esposito MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican Finance Minister Arturo Herrera on Wednesday criticized a controversial bill proposed by the country's ruling party that w...
Dec 30, 2020
China gives conditional approval for CNBG's COVID-19 vaccine
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has given conditional approval for general public use to a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China National Biotec Group (CNBG), an official with China's National Medical Product...
Dec 30, 2020
Australia to ring in new year with stricter COVID-19 restrictions
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will ring in the new year with harsher restrictions on movement, gatherings and internal borders as the country's two largest states battle to quash fresh COVID-19 cases i...
Dec 30, 2020
Oil set for 20% drop in 2020 as lockdowns weigh
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Global crude oil markets have lost about a fifth of their value in 2020 as strict coronavirus lockdowns paralyzed much of the global economy, but prices have rebounded strongly f...
Dec 30, 2020
Mexico reports over 1,000 new coronavirus deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico registered 12,406 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 1,052 additional fatalities on Wednesday, bringing the total in the country to 1,413,935 infections and 124,897 dea...
Dec 30, 2020
U.S. accuses Ukrainians of using misappropriated funds for Ohio real estate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday accused Ukrainian tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky and another Ukrainian businessman of using misappropriated funds to buy real estate in Ohio, following ear...
Dec 30, 2020
U.S. demands release of Uighur doctor who family say is sentenced to 20 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States called on Wednesday for the release of a Uighur Muslim medical doctor who relatives say was sentenced to 20 years jail in China because of family members' huma...
Dec 30, 2020
China's services activity growth slows in December - official PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - Activity in China's services sector expanded at a slower but still strong pace in December, official data showed on Thursday, supported by pent-up demand as the recovery from the c...
Dec 30, 2020
