Author Archives: Syndicated Content
British lawyer declines HK case after being subjected to ‘disgraceful’ comment
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A British prosecutor hired by the Hong Kong government to lead a case against democracy activists has pulled out after coming under pressure in Britain including 'disgraceful' co...
Jan 20, 2021
March will be ‘very tough’ in France as COVID-19 variant spreads: health expert
PARIS (Reuters) - The COVID-19 situation in France will likely be "very tough" in the coming months, especially March, due to the emergence of a more contagious variant, the head of infectious disease...
Jan 20, 2021
Locked down players should get preferential treatment: Vallverdu
By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) - Tennis coach Daniel Vallverdu says players who have been locked down in their hotel rooms for 14 days ahead of the Australian Open should get preferential treatment from...
Jan 20, 2021
UK still in COVID-19 peril so too early to talk about lifting lockdown, minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - The COVID-19 death toll and the level of hospital admissions means it is far too early to speculate about when the lockdown may be lifted or eased, one of Prime Minister Boris Johns...
Jan 20, 2021
Explainer: COVID-19 vaccine shots add to confusion over China’s tests for travelers
BEIJING (Reuters) - A coronavirus antibody test that China has made mandatory for arriving travelers has provoked concerns over its effectiveness after one of a team of international health experts wa...
Jan 20, 2021
MediaTek taps TSMC 6-nanometer tech for new flagship 5G phone chips
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - MediaTek Inc on Wednesday said it would use Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's 6-nanometer chipmaking technology for its newest chips aimed at premium 5G smartphones...
Jan 20, 2021
Iran’s Rouhani says ‘ball in U.S. court’ over nuclear dispute
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday to return to a 2015 nuclear deal and lift crippling sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Biden, who t...
Jan 20, 2021
Foreign visitors to Japan at 22-year low in 2020 on coronavirus curbs
TOKYO (Reuters) - The number of foreign visitors to Japan plunged 87% in 2020 to a 22-year low as the country mostly closed its borders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan National Tourism Org...
Jan 20, 2021
UK inflation up on travel costs in December lockdown reprieve
LONDON (Reuters) - British inflation gathered speed in December as a temporary easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions helped to push up air and sea fares and a rise in global oil prices made fuel more...
Jan 20, 2021
Exclusive: COVID-19 shots to cost $3 to $10 under African Union vaccine plan
By David Lewis and Alexander Winning NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - African countries will pay between $3 and $10 per vaccine dose to access 270 million COVID-19 shots secured this month by the Afri...
Jan 20, 2021
Sat Aug 1
Nashville, TN, USA
83°FFeels Like: 91°F
Wind/Dir: 21 MPH-SSW
Humidity: 84%
