Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia unlikely to fully reopen borders in 2021 as virus cases slide
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia may not fully reopen its international borders this year even if most of the population is vaccinated against coronavirus, the head of its health departmen...
Jan 17, 2021
Asia shares step back, await China economic update
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets retreated from highs on Monday as disappointing news on U.S. consumer spending tempered risk sentiment ahead of a closely-watched reading on the he...
Jan 17, 2021
Four more Australian Open participants infected with COVID-19
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Four more Australian Open participants, including one player, have been recorded with COVID-19 infections and more cases may come to light as testing continues, officials said on...
Jan 17, 2021
UK vacancies for remote workers triple in a year: consultancy
LONDON (Reuters) - Demand for remote workers in Britain tripled over the course of 2020 as businesses grew more willing to let staff work from home during the coronavirus pandemic, figures from a recr...
Jan 17, 2021
Biden to cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit on first day in office: CBC
(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is planning to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit via executive action on his first day in office, CBC News reported on Sunday, citing sources. A briefin...
Jan 17, 2021
IOC expects only 6,000 athletes at Olympic opening ceremony: Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) expects only 6,000 athletes to participate in the opening ceremony at the Tokyo Summer Games, more than half of initial estimates, as organi...
Jan 17, 2021
Twitter locks account of Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican who promoted QAnon
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Twitter Inc, on Sunday, locked the account of Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a political newcomer known for promoting the baseless QAnon conspirac...
Jan 17, 2021
New Mexico official who vowed to protest Biden inauguration arrested in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Sunday that it had arrested an elected official from New Mexico who had vowed to travel to Washington with firearms to protest the inaugurati...
Jan 17, 2021
Japan PM’s approval sinks further on pandemic response: poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's approval rating has slid further due to the public's dissatisfaction with his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic with about half of people in Japan now...
Jan 17, 2021
Chiefs lose QB Mahomes to concussion, still reach AFC Championship
(Reuters) - The reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs beat the Cleveland Browns on Sunday to reach the AFC Championship, but it may have come at a cost as Patrick Mahomes was knocked out of ...
Jan 17, 2021
