Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China deploys 16 rescue teams to save stricken gold miners
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has deployed 16 professional rescue teams and dozens of medical personnel to try to save 12 miners trapped underground for 10 days after an explosion in a gold mine in north...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
U.S. EPA grants three biofuel waivers to refiners before Trump leaves office
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday granted three waivers to oil refiners that exempt them from U.S. biofuel blending obligations, a last-...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
Taiwan cancels more events as local COVID-19 cases rise
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has canceled or postponed more large-scale events after a rare outbreak of domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases connected to a hospital, where the military has been sent t...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
FCC rejects request by U.S. agencies to halt Ligado network approval
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission late Tuesday voted 3-2 to reject a bid by U.S. government agencies to freeze its decision to allow Ligado Networks to deploy a nationwide n...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
Japan says vaccination schedule for broader population undecided
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top government spokesman said on Wednesday that the timeline for vaccinating the broader population against the coronavirus would be decided and disclosed to the public after...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
IMF board oks $2.7 billion line of credit to Panama for pandemic fallout
(Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $2.7 billion line of credit for Panama to address the coronavirus pandemic, the lender said in a statement on Tuesday. The IMF's execut...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
Japan’s Nidec files HDD patent infringement suit against Seagate
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nidec Corp said on Wednesday it had filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Seagate Technology LLC and its affiliates, accusing it of using Nidec hard disk drive motor de...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
Oil extends gains on hopes of U.S. stimulus and crude stocks drawdown
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in early trade on Wednesday, adding to solid gains overnight, on expectations the incoming U.S. administration will go ahead with massive stimulus ...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
South Korea’s Moon taps ex-adviser as foreign minister in bid to revive North Korea talks
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's president on Wednesday nominated a former national security adviser who played a bridging role in an unprecedented summit between North Korea and the Un...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
Two more Australian Open players test positive for COVID-19
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Two more Australian Open players have tested positive for COVID-19, government officials said on Wednesday, as authorities were at cross-purposes over who would pay...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021





