Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China factory activity expands at fastest pace in nearly a decade: Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in nearly a decade in July as domestic demand continued to improve after the coronavirus crisis, though export orders and empl...
Aug 02, 2020
ADB sees pandemic slashing 2020 global remittances by over $100 billion
MANILA (Reuters) - Remittances across the world could decline by $108.6 billion this year as job losses mount and employers trim payrolls amid a COVID-19 pandemic that has devastated economies, accord...
Aug 02, 2020
With a heavy hand, India rides out Kashmir’s year of disquiet
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - The scars of last summer remain in Soura, an enclave that became a symbol of Kashmir's resistance to India's central government a year ago on Wednesday. Co...
Aug 02, 2020
Golf: Lewis stumbles late in Memphis but gains confidence for PGA Championship
(Reuters) - England's Tom Lewis was three clean holes away from staking a claim for an unlikely victory at the WGC-FedEx St Jude Classic in Memphis on Sunday but ultimately fell agonisingly short. The...
Aug 02, 2020
Rugby league: Folau remains standing as team mates kneel for Black Lives Matter
(Reuters) - Israel Folau's decision not to kneel down with his team mates before Sunday's Super League match between his Catalan Dragons and St Helens was a "personal choice", his coach Steve McNamara...
Aug 02, 2020
Nichiigakkan shares surge after Bain Capital sweetens offer price
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Japanese nursing home operator Nichiigakkan Co surged more than 8% on Monday after U.S. investment firm Bain Capital made a sweetened $1.2 billion offer. Bain raised its of...
Aug 02, 2020
Opponents of mandatory mask order consider two possible challenges
MADISON, WI (WSAU) There are almost certain to be challenges to Governor Tony Evers’ mandatory mask order to fight COVID-19. Opponents are considering two possible strategies. One would involve ...
Aug 02, 2020
China reports 43 new coronavirus cases in mainland vs 49 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 43 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland as of Aug. 2, down from 49 a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Monday. The National Hea...
Aug 02, 2020
From outbreak to surrender: World War Two in the Pacific
TOKYO (Reuters) - This month marks 75 years since the end of World War Two in the Pacific. Japan invaded and occupied parts of Asia before and during the war in the name of its emperor, Hirohito, and ...
Aug 02, 2020
ByteDance says faces ‘complex and unimaginable difficulties’
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - TikTok owner ByteDance said it has faced "complex and unimaginable difficulties" in the process of working to become a global company, in a statement that also accused Facebook of...
Aug 02, 2020
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