Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK mortgage approvals slump to new record low – BoE
LONDON (Reuters) - British mortgage approvals slumped to the lowest on record in May, data from the Bank of England showed on Monday, underscoring the scale of the hit to the housing market from the c...
Jun 29, 2020
Indonesia reports 1,082 new coronavirus cases, 51 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 1,082 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the total number of infections to 55,092, said health ministry official Achmad Yurianto. The Southeast Asian nation...
Jun 29, 2020
No major financial impact from Wimbledon cancellation, say organisers
(Reuters) - Wimbledon's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic this year will have no major financial impact on British tennis, outgoing All England club Chief Executive Richard Lewis has said. The...
Jun 29, 2020
S&P affirms China; flags risk to growth from coronavirus, tensions with U.S.
(Reuters) - Credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings on Monday affirmed China's sovereign credit ratings at 'A+/A-1' with a stable outlook, amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. S&P said China is like...
Jun 29, 2020
Floods in India’s Assam force a million from their homes
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Heavy flooding triggered by monsoon rains has forced more than a million people to flee their homes in the northeast Indian state of Assam, authorities said on Monday, warn...
Jun 29, 2020
Bangladesh ferry accident kills at least 23
DHAKA (Reuters) - At least 23 ferry passengers were killed in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday when the vessel sank after a collision, officials said. The boat had around 50 passengers aboard wh...
Jun 29, 2020
More Chinese regions brace for floods as storms shift east
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Torrential rain is set to hit China's eastern coastal regions this week after overwhelming large parts of the southwest, inundating villages and tourist spots and displacing more ...
Jun 29, 2020
Health officials warn new Irish PM over reopening air travel
DUBLIN (Reuters) - New Irish Prime Minister Michel Martin said on Monday he would take a cautious approach to opening up air travel after health authorities warned this could reignite the coronavirus ...
Jun 29, 2020
Russian state exit polls show 76% have so far voted for reforms that could extend Putin’s rule
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian state opinion pollster VTsIOM said on Monday that its exit polls showed that 76% of Russians had so far voted to support reforms that could allow President Vladimir Putin to...
Jun 29, 2020
Man arrested over fatal shooting in Kentucky park at center of protests
(Reuters) - Police arrested a man over a weekend shooting that killed one person in a park in Louisville, Kentucky that has become a center for protests against the police killing of a Black woman in ...
Jun 29, 2020
