Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indonesia reports 609 new coronavirus cases, 22 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 609 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the total number in the Southeast Asian country to 27,549, said health ministry official Achmad Yurianto. Yurianto a...
Jun 02, 2020
British Olympic hopeful, aged 11, fractures skull
(Reuters) - Eleven-year-old skateboarder Sky Brown, who is hoping to become Britain's youngest Olympian next year, fractured her skull and broke bones in her left hand after falling from a ramp during...
Jun 02, 2020
Hong Kong sees rush to renew UK passports as fears for future grow
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - When Ming Wong saw that Britain was prepared to offer extended visa rights and a "path to citizenship" for British National Overseas (BNO) passport holders in Hong K...
Jun 02, 2020
Embraer seeks business partners but not a repeat of the Boeing deal
By Marcelo Rochabrun SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The world's No. 3 planemaker Embraer is open to new business partners after Boeing Co ditched a $4.2 billion deal that was years in the making, the Brazilian...
Jun 02, 2020
First Rohingya dies from coronavirus in Bangladesh
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - An elderly Rohingya refugee has become the first person to die from coronavirus in the camps in southern Bangladesh, officials said on Tuesday. The man, aged 71, died on...
Jun 02, 2020
Celtics’ Poirier joins Floyd protests with team mates
PARIS (Reuters) - Celtics center Vincent Poirier says he took part in a protest with NBA team mates Marcus Smart and Enes Kanter in Boston on Sunday over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black ...
Jun 02, 2020
Australian police under scrutiny as people march in Sydney over Floyd’s death
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested in Sydney on Tuesday over black American George Floyd's death in U.S. police custody, as Australian police faced questions about use of force during th...
Jun 02, 2020
UK lends 21 billion pounds to small firms hit by coronavirus
LONDON (Reuters) - British small businesses have borrowed more than 21 billion pounds ($26 billion) under a government-guaranteed coronavirus programme in May, well ahead of other support schemes. The...
Jun 02, 2020
UK COVID-19 death toll rises to nearly 50,000, Reuters tally shows
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll neared 50,000 on Tuesday, a grim figure for Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he takes steps to ease the coronavirus lockdown. The toll now st...
Jun 02, 2020
Philippines reports 359 more coronavirus cases, total nears 19,000
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine health ministry on Tuesday confirmed six more coronavirus deaths and 359 new infections. In a bulletin, the ministry said total deaths have increased to 966 while con...
Jun 02, 2020
