Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK PM Johnson ‘immensely proud’ as visa offer for Hong Kong citizens launches
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday hailed a new visa scheme that offers qualifying Hong Kong citizens a route to British citizenship - a programme launched in response to China'...
Jan 28, 2021
Japan December factory output falls 1.6% month-on-month
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory output fell 1.6% in December, government data showed on Friday, compared with the median market forecast for a 1.5% contraction. Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministr...
Jan 28, 2021
Vietnam reports nine more COVID-19 infections as outbreak spreads to Hanoi
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam reported nine more COVID-19 infections early on Friday as the new outbreak spreads to Hanoi, the capital, where the ruling Communist party is holding its key five-yearly cong...
Jan 28, 2021
Asian equities set to gain as short-squeeze subsides; dollar eases
By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to rise on Friday after U.S. shares rallied and the dollar eased overnight, as fears of social-media driven hedge fund selling abated and the ...
Jan 28, 2021
U.S. Justice probes SpaceX after hiring discrimination complaint: CNBC
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice is probing Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX over whether the company discriminates against non-U.S. citizens in its hiring, CNBC https://cnb.cx/3acy46e repo...
Jan 28, 2021
Japan’s jobless rate steady at 2.9% in December: government
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate held steady at 2.9% in December and the availability of jobs was unchanged from the previous month, government data showed on Friday. The seasonally adjusted une...
Jan 28, 2021
Country star Kris Kristofferson quietly bows out
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson has quietly retired from touring after more than 50 years in the music business. The news, buried in a news release earlier this we...
Jan 28, 2021
U.N. chief to foreign forces: ‘Leave the Libyans alone’
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for thousands of foreign fighters and mercenaries to immediately leave Liby...
Jan 28, 2021
U.S. Congress to hold hearings on GameStop trading, state of stock markets
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Financial Services and Senate Banking committees said on Thursday they will hold hearings on the stock market after users of investment apps f...
Jan 28, 2021
Exclusive: Georgia election board member to seek state AG probe of Trump
By Linda So (Reuters) - The lone Democrat on Georgia's state election board plans to introduce a motion next month urging state attorney general Chris Carr to open a criminal investigation into former...
Jan 28, 2021
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