Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bank of Japan sees no need now to buy municipal bonds: central bank official
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan does not see the need now to add municipal bonds to a list of assets it buys to pump money into the economy, a senior central bank official said on Thursday. "We're...
Jun 04, 2020
Roche test receives FDA emergency use approval for COVID-19 patients
ZURICH (Reuters) - Drugmaker Roche has received emergency use authorisation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Elecsys IL-6 test to help identify severe inflammatory response in patien...
Jun 04, 2020
UK leads fall in global trust in government COVID responses: poll
LONDON (Reuters) - People across almost all the world's leading rich economies have turned more sceptical about their governments' handling of the coronavirus pandemic with confidence slumping the mos...
Jun 04, 2020
One New York police officer shot, one slashed in Brooklyn, unclear if protest related: NYPD
(Reuters) - One New York police officer was shot shortly before midnight Wednesday and another officer was slashed in Brooklyn, police said, but it was unclear if the attack was related to ongoing pro...
Jun 03, 2020
Thailand reports 17 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported 17 new coronavirus cases on Thursday and no new deaths, taking the total number of infections to 3,101, of which 58 were fatalities. The new cases were Thai natio...
Jun 03, 2020
HSBC, StanChart shares rise in Hong Kong after backing China security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong-listed shares of HSBC and Standard Chartered rose on Thursday after the banks backed China's imposition of a national security law on the city, even as a pro-democracy ...
Jun 03, 2020
UK car sales almost 90% below normal in May: SMMT
LONDON (Reuters) - British car sales edged up in May after falling to their lowest since 1946 in April, but still remained almost 90% below their level a year earlier as coronavirus restrictions limit...
Jun 03, 2020
Cowboys quarterback Prescott pledges $1 million to improve police training
(Reuters) - Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott says he will donate $1 million to "improve police training and address systemic racism" in the United States through education and advocacy. Prescot...
Jun 03, 2020
Australia’s Infigen Energy decries Ayala’s $536 million bid as ‘opportunistic’
(Reuters) - Australia's Infigen Energy is still going over a takeover offer to the tune of A$777 million ($535.82 million) by Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp, the renewables firm said on Thursday, ...
Jun 03, 2020
U.S. new weekly jobless claims seen falling below 2 million
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits likely dropped below 2 million last week for the first time since mid-March, but remains astonishingly...
Jun 03, 2020
