Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nigerian virus hunters in race against COVID-19 in Africa’s giant
By Libby George, Paul Carsten and Alexis Akwagyiram LAGOS/ABUJA (Reuters) - Early one evening, Folasade Fadare and her team of four disease hunters piled into a van and headed for Okegun, a rural comm...
Jul 14, 2020
Google in talks to invest $4 billion in Reliance’s digital arm: Bloomberg
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google is in advanced talks to invest $4 billion for a stake in the digital arm of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citi...
Jul 14, 2020
Faced with COVID-19, highest number of Australians tap retirement funds since April
By Scott Murdoch and Byron Kaye HONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australians asked to pull out more than A$5 billion ($3.5 billion) from their pension funds in the first week of July, the highest since th...
Jul 14, 2020
Indonesia reports 1,591 new coronavirus infections, 54 new deaths
(Reuters) - Indonesia reported 1,591 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the total count to 78,572, Health Ministry official Achmad Yurianto told a televised news briefing. Fatalities from the ...
Jul 14, 2020
Philippines confirms six new coronavirus deaths, 634 cases
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Tuesday reported six new coronavirus deaths and 634 additional infections, the lowest daily increase in cases in nearly two weeks. In a bulletin,...
Jul 14, 2020
Hong Kong reports 48 new coronavirus cases
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported 48 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, including 40 that officials said were transmitted locally, ahead of new social distancing measures due to come into force ...
Jul 14, 2020
UK economy risks shrinking 14% this year, budget forecasters warn
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy could shrink by more than 14% this year and government borrowing risks approaching 400 billion pounds ($500 billion) if there is lasting damage from the coronaviru...
Jul 14, 2020
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Australian states tightened borders and restricted pub visits on Tuesday, while Disney prepared to close its Hong Kong theme park and Japan stepped up tracing as a jump in novel coronaviru...
Jul 14, 2020
Belgium, once hard-hit, reports zero coronavirus deaths for first time since March
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium, which has reined in the coronavirus after becoming the worst-hit mid-sized country in the world, reported zero new coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hour...
Jul 14, 2020
UK COVID-19 death toll nears 56,000 including suspected cases: Reuters tally
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll has hit 55,873, including suspected cases, according to a Reuters tally of official data sources that underline the country's status as one ...
Jul 14, 2020
