Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Non-residents of China’s Urumqi must test negative for virus before they can leave
BEIJING (Reuters) - Non-residents of Urumqi, the capital of China's western Xinjiang region which has been hit by a surge in coronavirus infections, need to test negative for the virus before they can...
Jul 30, 2020
Wisconsin Residents Receive Mystery Seeds and More in the Mail
Over the past week agriculture departments all over the U.S. have been warning residents about packages being sent from China containing seeds. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Cons...
Jul 30, 2020
U.N. warns that 60% of Zimbabweans threatened by hunger
HARARE (Reuters) - The U.N. food agency on Thursday appealed for an additional $250 million to provide relief to millions of Zimbabweans as the COVID-19 pandemic bites and warned that 60% of the popul...
Jul 30, 2020
Bank of England hires Accenture for 150 million pound overhaul of UK payment system
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Thursday it had hired IT consulting company Accenture to overhaul part of Britain's payments infrastructure, in a contract worth up to 150 million pounds...
Jul 30, 2020
EU to open investigation into $2.1 billion Google, Fitbit deal: sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are set to open a full-scale investigation into Alphabet Inc unit Google's $2.1 billion bid for fitness tracker maker Fitbit, people familiar with the matt...
Jul 30, 2020
China orders regular coronavirus tests at wholesale markets
BEIJING (Reuters) - China asked local authorities to carry out regular coronavirus tests at wholesale markets, the country's health authority said on Thursday, part of an all-out effort to control the...
Jul 30, 2020
Japan panel puts tentative end to Abenomics boom in 2018
TOKYO (Reuters) - A panel of seven private Japanese economists tentatively declared the economy ended its second-longest boom and entered "recession" in late 2018, suggesting it was struggling long be...
Jul 30, 2020
Thai pro-government rally raises risk of new confrontations
By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) - Dozens of Thai demonstrators singing patriotic songs and shouting "long live the king" rallied in the capital on Thursday in response to a series of anti-governm...
Jul 30, 2020
Euro zone sentiment rebounds more than expected, but unemployment up
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone economic sentiment rebounded more than expected in July as governments relaxed restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the sharpest gains in industry and ser...
Jul 30, 2020
Goldman expects new tech indexes to bring China $25 billion passive inflows in five years
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Mainland China and offshore hub Hong Kong's latest indexes representing technology companies are likely to attract $25 billion in five years from passive investors, according to ...
Jul 30, 2020
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