Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan may not attend summit in Korea due to wartime labour dispute: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may not attend a leaders' meeting with South Korea and China this year unless "proper measures" are taken in a dispute with South Korea over compensation for wartime forced lab...
Oct 12, 2020
Olympics: Tokyo to host international gymnastics event in November
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo will host an international gymnastics tournament on Nov. 8, the Japan Gymnastics Association (JGA) has said, an event which could serve as a trial run for next year's rearrange...
Oct 12, 2020
Oil prices steady amid return of supply, while COVID-19 lockdowns tighten
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices were steady in early trade on Tuesday, sitting on losses of nearly 3% from the previous session after supplies began to resume in Norway and the U.S. Gu...
Oct 12, 2020
Peru players test positive for COVID-19 before Brazil game
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's Raul Ruidiaz and Alex Valera have tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Tuesday's 2022 World Cup qualifier at home to Brazil, the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) said. ...
Oct 12, 2020
Argentina surpasses 900,000 COVID-19 cases, virus spreads to the interior
By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina surpassed 900,000 cases of coronavirus on Monday, with strong growth of infections in large populated centers in the interior of the country after mo...
Oct 12, 2020
Cuba urges calm as overhaul of monetary system looms
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's economy minister on Monday urged calm as the government prepares to unify its dual currency system and multiple exchange rates in hopes of improving economic pe...
Oct 12, 2020
Dollar flirts with three-week low as investors count on eventual stimulus
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar flirted with three-week lows on Tuesday as investors stuck to hopes that there will be large U.S. fiscal stimulus after the Nov. 3 election to shore up a ...
Oct 12, 2020
Mainland China reports first local COVID-19 infections in nearly two months
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported its first locally transmitted COVID-19 infections in nearly two months, as Qingdao launched a city-wide testing drive after discovering new cases linked to ...
Oct 12, 2020
J&J COVID-19 vaccine study paused due to unexplained illness in participant: Stat News
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine study has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant, Stat News reported on Monday, citing a document obtained by the news organi...
Oct 12, 2020
Taiwan says new China spy accusation is fake news
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has labelled new spying accusations by China as fake news after Chinese state television aired a programme showing a Taiwanese academic arrested in China on national security...
Oct 12, 2020
