Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Malaysia procures 6.4 million doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine - PM Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has signed a deal to procure 6.4 million doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Tuesday. The government is also in final ...
Dec 21, 2020
Oil slips again as new coronavirus strain proves 'nightmare before Christmas'
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Tuesday, extending sharp losses overnight, as the rapid spread of a new strain of the novel coronavirus in the United Kingdom prompted several c...
Dec 21, 2020
Former Japan PM Abe questioned Monday by prosecutors, NHK says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe submitted to voluntary questioning by Tokyo prosecutors on Monday over payments for a dinner party, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesd...
Dec 21, 2020
Majority of U.S. House votes to pass COVID aid, government funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Monday voted to pass a $900 billion coronavirus aid bill, which is attached to federal agency spending n...
Dec 21, 2020
Dollar whipsaws as virus mutation rattles traders
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar was firm on Tuesday but traded well below peaks hit on a wild ride higher overnight, as a new coronavirus strain in Britain sent jitters through holid...
Dec 21, 2020
Mexico records 5,370 new coronavirus cases, 396 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Monday reported 5,370 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 396 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 1,325,915 cas...
Dec 21, 2020
Brazil health regulator certifies Sinovac's CoronaVac production standards
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian health regulator Anvisa said on Monday it had certified the production standards of CoronaVac, China's Sinovac-produced coronavirus vaccine candidate, which is being te...
Dec 21, 2020
Trump meets U.S. House Republican allies to push voter fraud claims
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump met a group of Republican lawmakers on Monday in his thus-far fruitless bid to gain momentum for claims that the Nov. 3 presidential...
Dec 21, 2020
Analysis: New blank-check firms arm up for Asian unicorn hunt
By Anshuman Daga and Kane Wu SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - A new fundraising frenzy that swept Wall Street this year looks set to take hold in Asia with more than a dozen special purpose acquisition...
Dec 21, 2020
North Dakota Class B Basketball Polls
BOYS POLL 1. Four Winds-Minnewaukan (16) 1-0 2. Enderlin (3) 2-0 3. Grafton (1) 2-0 4. Dickinson Trinity 3-0 5. Beulah 1-1 6. Shiloh Christian 2-0 7. Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich 2-0 8. Linton-HMB 2-0 9...
Dec 21, 2020
