Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lyft to provide drivers with partition shields as coronavirus protection
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Lyft Inc said on Friday it would distribute some 60,000 vehicle partition shields to its most-active drivers as a protection against the coronavirus and begin selling the cu...
Jul 17, 2020
Indian defence minister hoping for a resolution to border row with China
By Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's defence minister said on Friday he hoped talks could bring some sort of resolution to a border standoff with China that led to a deadly clash last mont...
Jul 17, 2020
Deaths in South African mines fall to 51, lowest in a century, says Minerals Council
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The death toll in South Africa's mines was 51 in 2019, down from 81 the previous year and the lowest since records began a century ago, the Minerals Council, which represents ...
Jul 17, 2020
Russia expects to make COVID-19 vaccine being developed in Britain: wealth fund head
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia expects a deal with AstraZeneca for it to manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the pharmaceuticals giant and Oxford University to go ahead despite allegations it...
Jul 17, 2020
China to take over four insurers and two trust firms to rein in financial risks
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's banking and insurance regulator said on Friday that it would take over four insurers and two trust firms for one year starting from July 17, as they breached rules and cond...
Jul 17, 2020
China’s securities regulator announces takeover of three brokerages
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China's securities regulator on Friday seized control of two securities firms and one futures brokerage as part of efforts to crack down on corporate misbehaviour, officia...
Jul 17, 2020
Indonesian tycoon Salim wins close shareholder vote on controversial $3 bln deal
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Indonesian tycoon Anthoni Salim narrowly won shareholder backing on Friday for a $3 billion takeover transaction between companies he controls, overcoming criticism ...
Jul 17, 2020
Euro zone inflation confirmed at 0.3% year/year in June
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone consumer prices rose slightly in June, while core measures of inflation which exclude volatile components eased, the European Union statistics office Eurostat said on Fr...
Jul 17, 2020
Australian houses on the brink of collapse as wild seas batter the coast
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Some beachfront homes on Australia's east coast have come closer to slipping into the sea after wild storms lashed the coastline, residents said on Friday. Residents of Wamberal, ab...
Jul 17, 2020
Japan puts central bank digital currencies on key policy roadmap
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will look closer into whether to issue central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in future, the government said in its annual policy roadmap, a sign that Tokyo may be warming to ...
Jul 17, 2020
