Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Toyota’s first-quarter profit nearly wiped out as coronavirus erodes car sales
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp posted a 98% plunge in its first-quarter operating profit on Thursday as the coronavirus pandemic halved it global sales. Japan's top automaker reported a profit of...
Aug 05, 2020
Timeline: Thailand’s turbulent politics since 2014 military coup
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai protesters, led by student groups, are returning to the streets calling for the ousting of the government less than two years after a general election was held. One group has ...
Aug 05, 2020
Two U.S. senators seek ban on collecting customer biometric data without consent
(Reuters) - Two U.S. senators are proposing legislation to prohibit private companies from collecting biometric data without consumers and employees' consent. Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon...
Aug 05, 2020
Facebook purges ads for illegal wildlife in Southeast Asia as online trade surges
By Thu Thu Aung YANGON (Reuters) - An ad showing a civet cat cowering in a cage being offered for sale on Facebook was just one of hundreds that the social media giant has removed in a crackdown on So...
Aug 05, 2020
U.S. glass maker seeks to seize Venezuela-owned oil tanker to collect award, court papers show
By Luc Cohen and Marianna Parraga NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. glass manufacturer O-I Glass Inc is seeking to seize an oil tanker owned by Venezuela to collect part of a $500 million arbitrat...
Aug 05, 2020
Rescue workers missing in South Korea floods after boats capsize: Yonhap
By Sangmi Cha and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Seven rescue workers were missing in South Korea after their boats overturned in floodwaters on Thursday, the Yonhap news agency reported, as heavy rai...
Aug 05, 2020
Olympic rings temporarily removed from Tokyo Bay
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - The Olympic rings monument installed in Tokyo Bay for the 2020 Summer Games was temporarily removed for maintenance on Thursday and will return in December when Japan...
Aug 05, 2020
NBA team owners pledge $300 million over 10 years to Black empowerment
(Reuters) - National Basketball Association (NBA) team owners will contribute a total of $300 million over the next 10 years to a charitable foundation aimed at accelerating economic growth in the Bla...
Aug 05, 2020
Trans-Pacific trade bloc says fighting protectionism for post-pandemic revival
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Ministers from a trans-Pacific trade bloc have agreed to cooperate to fight protectionism and maintain supply chains amid the coronavirus pandemic, they said in a joint s...
Aug 05, 2020
Tokyo governor to call for restraint in travel during upcoming holidays
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike is expected to urge residents of the Japanese capital to stay home as much as possible over an upcoming major holiday amid a surge in coronavirus cases, l...
Aug 05, 2020
