Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK PM’s adviser Cummings must quit over lockdown drive – Conservative lawmaker
LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Johnson's senior adviser Dominic Cummings, who travelled 400 km (250 miles) to northern England during lockdown while his wife showed COVID-19 symptoms, must resign, a lawmake...
May 24, 2020
China, U.S. to gain from cooperation, lose from confrontation – Chinese diplomat
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top diplomat Wang Yi said on Sunday that China and the United States both stand to gain from cooperation and would lose from confrontation, adding that both sides must find...
May 24, 2020
India’s Reliance launches JioMart online grocery service, challenging Amazon, Flipkart
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Reliance Industries Ltd has launched an online grocery service, JioMart, the head of its grocery retail business said, in a move aimed at rivalling Amazon.com's local unit and Wa...
May 24, 2020
Singapore’s health ministry confirms 548 more coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry said on Sunday it had confirmed 548 more coronavirus cases, taking its tally of infections to 31,616. The vast majority of the newly infected people are migrant...
May 24, 2020
Chinese banks could post flat or falling profits in 2020 – PBOC article
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese lenders could post flat or even falling profits in 2020 despite earnings growth in the first quarter, as the coronavirus outbreak brings difficulties to the economy, the c...
May 24, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu goes on trial for corruption
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The corruption trial of Benjamin Netanyahu opens on Sunday in a Jerusalem court, where he will become the first serving Israeli prime minister to face criminal prosecution, in a ...
May 24, 2020
Sport-On this day: Born May 25, 1979: Jonny Wilkinson, English rugby player
By Mitch Phillips (Reuters) - Only Jonny Wilkinson, as a 24-year-old who had just landed the last-gasp drop goal that spectacularly won the 2003 Rugby World Cup for England, could immediately think: "...
May 24, 2020
Hall of Fame college basketball coach Sutton dies at 84
Legendary Oklahoma State coach and recently named Hall of Famer Eddie Sutton died Saturday night at his home in South Tulsa, Okla. He was 84. Sutton's family told The Oklahoman that Sutton died of nat...
May 24, 2020
China’s efforts to resolve financial risks slowed by virus – local central bank head
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's efforts to resolve risks among high-risk financial institutions have been hampered by slower economic conditions caused by the outbreak of the new coronavirus, the head of ...
May 24, 2020
Bain Capital confirms second-round bid for Virgin Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bain Capital on Sunday said it was preparing a second-round proposal to buy Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd , as the private equity group positioned itself as the "strongest" suitor t...
May 24, 2020
