Author Archives: Syndicated Content
LPL releases Summer Split schedule
The two playoff finalists from the Spring Split of the China-based League of Legends Pro League (LPL) will be idle this week as the LPL begins its Summer Split. The schedule for the 10-week Summer Spl...
Jun 02, 2020
NBA-League targets mid-October finish to virus-hit campaign
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association has targeted Oct. 12 as the last possible date to complete the 2019-20 season, which has been on hold since mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
Jun 02, 2020
Coronavirus brings Asia’s booming online lending sector to juddering halt
By Alun John, Nupur Anand and Fanny Potkin HONG KONG/MUMBAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The spring started out rosy for the Indian arm of ClearScore, a company that offers online credit scores and loans. Wi...
Jun 02, 2020
Mainland China reports one confirmed, four asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported one new coronavirus case and four new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in the mainland on June 2, the country's health commission said. The National Health Commission sai...
Jun 02, 2020
Report: NBA Finals would end October 12 under proposed plan
Returning to the court for a modified postseason in late July could mean the NBA Finals extend all the way to mid-October, ESPN reported. With its season derailed by the coronavirus pandemic, the NBA ...
Jun 02, 2020
Australia central bank may use powers to lower e-payment costs
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank could use its regulatory powers to reduce the cost of electronic payments for merchants and consumers as the coronavirus pandemic makes people wary of using...
Jun 02, 2020
Mainstream U.S. religious leaders criticize Trump after church photo
By Andrea Shalal and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mainstream U.S. Protestant and Catholic leaders sharply criticized President Donald Trump on Tuesday, a day after peaceful protesters were forc...
Jun 02, 2020
South Korea announces $29 billion third stimulus budget to fight virus misery
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea unveiled on Wednesday a 35.3 trln won ($28.8 billion) supplementary budget, to raise the total stimulus to 270 trillion won for an economy facing its worst...
Jun 02, 2020
Dollar falls as focus shifts to recovery prospects
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar fell against most Asian currencies on Wednesday as prospects of more government stimulus and a global economic recovery emboldened investors to step up ho...
Jun 02, 2020
UK’s quarantine of travellers vital to avoid second coronavirus wave, ministers say
(Reuters) - Britain's quarantine for travellers arriving from abroad, which will be introduced from June 8, is crucial to avoiding a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, Interior Mi...
Jun 02, 2020
