Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tokyo governor to call for restraint in travel during upcoming holidays
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike is expected to urge residents of the Japanese capital to stay home as much as possible over an upcoming major holiday amid a surge in coronavirus cases, l...
Aug 05, 2020
Philippine economy dives into recession in worst slump on record
By Enrico Dela Cruz and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine economy plunged by much more than expected in the second quarter, falling into recession for the first time in 29 years, a...
Aug 05, 2020
China’s major state banks start internal testing of digital wallet application: media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's major state-run commercial banks are conducting large-scale internal testing of a digital wallet application, moving a step closer to the official launch of a home-grown d...
Aug 05, 2020
‘Sheep without a shepherd’: Hong Kong churches torn by politics
By Yanni Chow HONG KONG (Reuters) - When Hong Kong's largely peaceful pro-democracy protests turned violent last summer, it drove a wedge through every section of society, dividing friends, families a...
Aug 05, 2020
Australia expects unemployment to peak near 10% after COVID-19 shutdowns
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Unemployment in Australia will peak at about 10% as a result of restrictions designed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday. Au...
Aug 05, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,045 to 213,067: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,045 to 213,067, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday. The reporte...
Aug 05, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state reports 471 new coronavirus cases
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second most populous state of Victoria said on Thursday eight people have died from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, after reporting its deadliest day of the pandem...
Aug 05, 2020
Sterling to dip this year as Brexit uncertainty swirls: Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling, which was approaching a five-month high on Wednesday, is expected to lose some of those gains this year amid Brexit and coronavirus fears before recoveri...
Aug 05, 2020
Factbox: Coronavirus in U.S. Congress: 15 members have tested or been presumed positive
(Reuters) - At least 15 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate - eight Republicans and seven Democrats - have tested positive or are presumed to have had COVID-19 since the novel coro...
Aug 05, 2020
Oil prices struggle to hold five-month high amid pandemic worries
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices were unchanged on Thursday, struggling to hold onto five-month highs reached in the previous session, as fuel demand worries caused by a second wave of ...
Aug 05, 2020
