Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Former presidential contender Andrew Yang to run for New York mayor
(Reuters) - Former 2020 U.S. presidential contender Andrew Yang on Wednesday said he will run for mayor of New York City as a Democrat in this year's elections. Yang built an ardent grassroots followi...
Jan 13, 2021
South Korea court upholds jail for ex-president Park, clearing way for chance of a pardon
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's top court upheld on Thursday a 20-year jail sentence for former President Park Geun-hye on graft charges that led to her downfall, bringing an end to the ...
Jan 13, 2021
U.S. stands by Taiwan, envoy says after cancelled trip
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States stands by Taiwan and always will, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft said on Wednesday following a call with Taiwan Presid...
Jan 13, 2021
Oil prices dip on virus worries; U.S. stock draw, China data check losses
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices eased for a second day on Thursday as mounting coronavirus cases globally raised demand concerns, although a drawdown in U.S. crude stocks for a ...
Jan 13, 2021
Sandgren allowed to board Australian Open flight despite positive test
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tennys Sandgren was allowed to board a chartered flight from Los Angeles bound for the Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday despite recently testing positive for COVID-19, t...
Jan 13, 2021
Philippines approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' Food and Drug Administration has authorized the emergency use of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine, its head said on Thursday. The Pfizer-BioNTech vacci...
Jan 13, 2021
WHO’s COVID-19 probe team arrives in China’s Wuhan, state TV says
BEIJING (Reuters) - A global team of scientists led by the World Health Organization arrived in China's central city of Wuhan, where COVID-19 first surfaced in late 2019, to investigate the origins of...
Jan 13, 2021
China’s Xi asks Starbucks’ Schultz to help promote U.S.-China cooperation: state media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping encouraged Starbucks' former chairman Howard Schultz and the coffee company to play an active role in promoting U.S.-China trade cooperation and bilat...
Jan 13, 2021
Australian state considers mining camps for coronavirus quarantine
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian state premier said on Thursday she was considering the use of remote mining camps to quarantine international arrivals, aiming to break a cycle of coronavirus outbr...
Jan 13, 2021
Indonesia to resume search for victims, black box of crashed Sriwijaya jet
By Bernadette Christina Munthe JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian divers prepared to resume a search on Thursday for the remains of 62 victims and the cockpit voice recorder from a Sriwijaya Air plane tha...
Jan 13, 2021
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