Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thirty six inmates test positive for coronavirus in Salvadoran prisons
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Three dozen inmates in Salvadoran prisons have tested positive for coronavirus, health authorities said Monday, adding that strict health and isolation protocols would be imple...
May 25, 2020
Barkley: NBA teams should forfeit series if player gets virus
Charles Barkley laid out a possible ugly scenario for the NBA postseason if it is played this summer amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Hall of Famer believes teams should be eliminated from the playo...
May 25, 2020
Saudi Arabia to end curfew on June 21, except in Mecca: state news agency
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will revise curfew times this week, and lift it entirely across the Kingdom with the exception of the holy city of Mecca starting June 21, state news agency reported in ...
May 25, 2020
Knicks great Ewing out of hospital after positive COVID-19 test
(Reuters) - New York Knicks great Patrick Ewing was released from hospital on Monday and sent home to recover after he tested positive for COVID-19 last week, his son has said. The 57-year-old Ewing, ...
May 25, 2020
Death of ‘Mr Big’ stirs memories of Singapore’s gangland past
By Joe Brock and John Geddie SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Early one October morning in 1969, Singapore police officers found the body of a man dumped in a storm drain. He had been stabbed to death, police sa...
May 25, 2020
Hong Kong’s leader says security laws will not affect city’s rights and freedoms
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday added to a raft of attempts by local and Beijing officials to provide reassurance that proposed national security laws would not trample on...
May 25, 2020
Chile’s Latam Airlines Group hires PJT Partners to restructure debt: report
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Chile's Latam Airlines Group SA has hired U.S. investment boutique PJT Partners to explore debt restructuring options that may include bankruptcy protection filings in three coun...
May 25, 2020
Hong Kong demand for VPNs surges on heels of China’s plan for national security laws
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Demand for virtual private networks in Hong Kong surged more than six-fold last Thursday as Beijing proposed tough new national security laws for the financial hub, reflecting co...
May 25, 2020
China military’s HK garrison has ability to safeguard China, HK’s security: commander
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese military officers and soldiers stationed in the garrison in Hong Kong have the determination and ability to safeguard China's national sovereignty and the long-term prosper...
May 25, 2020
China to strengthen policy adjustments, guide loan rates lower: PBOC Governor
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will strengthen its economic policy and counter-cyclical adjustments and continue to push to lower interest rates on loans, central bank Governor Yi Gang said. Yi, in an inte...
May 25, 2020
