Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India set to reopen temples, malls but no sprinkling of holy water
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will throw open shopping malls, restaurants and places of worship that typically attract large crowds next week, officials said, even though coronavirus ...
Jun 05, 2020
U.S. military commander says China pushing territorial claims under cover of coronavirus
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - China is using the coronavirus as a cover to push territorial claims in the South China Sea through a surge in naval activity meant to intimidate other countries that cl...
Jun 05, 2020
Allianz in talks for China insurance asset management licence
FRANKFURT/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Allianz is in talks with Chinese regulators for a licence as the German insurer looks to eventually offer broad asset management services in the world's second-largest ...
Jun 05, 2020
France denies harbouring Venezuela opposition leader Guaido in Caracas
PARIS (Reuters) - France denied on Friday that Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido had taken refuge at any of its diplomatic sites in Caracas after the Venezuelan foreign minister said he was hid...
Jun 05, 2020
Bank of America sees 10% further upside for European equities by third-quarter
LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks are likely to rise another 10% by the end of September as the re-opening of economies after virus lockdowns is likely to lead to a significant pick-up in business ac...
Jun 05, 2020
Britain’s Sunak picks ex-official Hughes to head budget watchdog
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday he had picked Richard Hughes, a former senior official at Britain's Treasury and the International Monetary Fun...
Jun 05, 2020
Fuel leak risk at Arctic mining site flagged by Russia years before spill: RBC
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian safety watchdog warned a subsidiary of mining giant Norilsk Nickel in 2017-2018 about dozens of violations at a fuel site in the Arctic where a huge leak of diesel fuel oc...
Jun 05, 2020
China says ex-soccer star’s call for ouster of Communist Party is ‘absurd’
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday called retired soccer star Hao Haidong's remarks "absurd" after the celebrated player called for the ouster of the ruling Communist Party in a video released on Thu...
Jun 05, 2020
Singapore heading for record unemployment in 2020: finance minister
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's finance minister said its unemployment rate could rise to a record of over 100,000 in 2020 due to fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Singapore's highest annual avera...
Jun 05, 2020
Indonesia reports 703 new coronavirus infections, 49 new deaths: official
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 703 new coronavirus infections on Friday, taking the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 29,521. There were 49 new deaths, with total COV...
Jun 05, 2020
