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China’s banking sector expected to dispose $490 billion of bad loans in 2020: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's banking industry is expected to dispose 3.4 trillion yuan ($489.91 billion) of bad loans in 2020 to contain financial risks in an economy weakened by COVID-19, the official...
Aug 12, 2020
Some Arizona schools to reopen in defiance of virus benchmarks
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Some Arizona schools plan to restart in-person education on Monday in defiance of state benchmarks on when students and staff can safely return to classes during the novel co...
Aug 12, 2020
ByteDance in talks with India’s Reliance for investment in TikTok: TechCrunch
(Reuters) - China's ByteDance is in early talks with Reliance Industries Ltd for an investment in its video-based app TikTok's business in India, TechCrunch reported https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/12/...
Aug 12, 2020
Taiwan proposes 10% increase in defence spending for 2021
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence spending in 2021 is set to grow 10.2% compared with this year, according to Reuters calculations from government figures released on Thursday, ramping up investment...
Aug 12, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,445 to 219,964: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,445 to 219,964, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday. The reporte...
Aug 12, 2020
North Korea nuclear reactor site threatened by recent flooding, U.S. think-tank says
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Satellite imagery suggests recent flooding in North Korea may have damaged pump houses connected to the country's main nuclear facility, a U.S.-based think-tank said on...
Aug 12, 2020
ATP Cup on course, Australia plans more January tournaments: Tiley
By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) - The second edition of the ATP Cup is still scheduled to go ahead in January and Tennis Australia is considering adding more events alongside it to allow players t...
Aug 12, 2020
Nothing major? Koepka driving modest betting action
Brooks Koepka followed a runner-up finish by being in contention at last week's PGA Championship before stumbling on Sunday. Despite the strong recent results, bettors are not flocking to the 30-year-...
Aug 12, 2020
China’s July air passenger numbers fall 34.1% year-on-year: regulator
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's aviation regulator said on Thursday that passenger numbers in July fell 34.1% from a year earlier. That marked a recovery from a year-on-year decline of 42.4% in June. By A...
Aug 12, 2020
Oil edges lower after jump on U.S. stocks draw
TOKYO (Reuters) - Crude oil prices eased slightly on Thursday but held most of their gains from the previous session after U.S. government data showed a fall in inventories, supporting the view that f...
Aug 12, 2020
