Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tokyo's first woman governor set for re-election even as coronavirus cases rise
By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike looks set cruise to victory in her bid for re-election on Sunday, buoyed by approval of her handling of the novel coronavirus even as a rece...
Jul 02, 2020
Central Cass Crush Northern Cass and Complete Perfect Regular Season
By: Grant Klevgaard On the final day of the Impact Softball League’s regular season, Central Cass proved they deserve the top seed heading into the playoffs with a commanding 18-7 victory over N...
Jul 02, 2020
Australia retail sales see record surge in May as economy reopens
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian retail sales saw a record surge in May, official data showed on Friday, as a wide scale easing in coronavirus lockdowns allowed entire sectors to reopen, enabling a recov...
Jul 02, 2020
Explainer: Strike capability, other military options on table after Japan's Aegis U-Turn
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's decision to scrap two Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defence systems means it must find other ways to defend a 3,000-kilometre archipelago along Asia's eastern e...
Jul 02, 2020
Former boxing champ Roberto 'Hands of Stone' Duran recovers from COVID-19
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Former world boxing champion Roberto "Hands of Stone" Duran was wheeled out of a hospital amid applause from medical staff after recovering from the coronavirus, a social media...
Jul 02, 2020
Death toll rises to 162 in Myanmar jade mine collapse
(Reuters) - The death toll in a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has risen to at least 162, with more feared dead, authorities said. A heap of mining waste collapsed into a lake on Thursda...
Jul 02, 2020
China's services sector grows at fastest pace in over a decade in June: Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's services sector expanded at the fastest pace in over a decade in June as the easing of coronavirus-related lockdown measures revised consumer demand, a private survey showe...
Jul 02, 2020
China central bank makes biggest weekly cash drain via OMO since February
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank skipped open market operations on Friday, making the biggest weekly net fund drain in 4-1/2 months. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) said Friday's move was d...
Jul 02, 2020
Players held secret workouts, games in Florida - report
Secret workouts and games involving Major League Baseball players were held between March and July in Florida, The Athletic reported on Thursday. The underground activities were held at Cressey's Spor...
Jul 02, 2020
Federal COVID test supplies late, unsterile, Washington state says
By Ned Parker and Allison Martell NEW YORK (Reuters) - COVID-19 testing supplies distributed by the federal government have failed quality checks and are arriving late, Washington state's top health o...
Jul 02, 2020
