Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Year on from urging delay, Greece’s Stefanidi supports Games in 2021: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Gold medallist pole vaulter Katerina Stefanidi, a vocal proponent for postponing the Tokyo Games last year, is backing the Games to be held this July, with or without spectators. Bef...
Syndicated Content Jan 24, 2021
Mexican president Lopez Obrador tests positive for COVID-19
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19, adding his symptoms were light and that he was receiving medical treatment. Me...
Syndicated Content Jan 24, 2021
Asian shares under pressure on rising coronavirus cases
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares were on the defensive on Monday as rising COVID-19 cases and doubts over the ability of vaccine makers to supply the promised doses on time soured risk ...
Syndicated Content Jan 24, 2021
New Zealand confirms first coronavirus case in months
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand confirmed on Monday it was investigating one positive case of COVID-19 in the community that was first reported on Sunday, the first domestic case in months. The inf...
Syndicated Content Jan 24, 2021
Singapore’s StashAway says now manages $1 billion in assets
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Singapore-based StashAway has grown its assets under management (AUM) to more than $1 billion, the digital wealth manager said in a statement on Monday. StashAway said it was ...
Syndicated Content Jan 24, 2021
Japanese govt’s approval rating weakens over pandemic response: poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's government has weakened mainly due to unhappiness with its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, an Asahi newspaper poll found on...
Syndicated Content Jan 24, 2021
No place like home: Bucs first team to vie for Super Bowl prize on home turf
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are coming home. The Bucs survived a second-half resurgence from the Green Bay Packers on Sunday to win the NFC Championship and punch...
Syndicated Content Jan 24, 2021
Bank of England told to stop buying ‘high carbon’ bonds
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - A group of British members of parliament said on Monday that the Bank of England should stop buying bonds from businesses whose activities accelerate global warmin...
Syndicated Content Jan 24, 2021
Global green bond issuance hit new record high last year
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Global green bond issuance reached a record high of $269.5 billion by the end of last year and could reach $400-$450 billion this year, a report by the Climate Bond...
Syndicated Content Jan 24, 2021
Big Oil hits brakes on search for new fossil fuels
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) - Top oil and gas companies sharply slowed their search for new fossil fuel resources last year, data shows, as lower energy prices due to the coronavirus crisis trigger...
Syndicated Content Jan 24, 2021





