Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Amazon Prime snags Bollywood premieres as pandemic closes theatres
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) - Amazon Prime Video, Amazon's streaming service, said it will screen several new Indian films that were originally meant for theatrical release on its platform...
May 14, 2020
Coronavirus likely hammered U.S. retail sales again in April
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales likely endured a second straight month of record declines in April as the novel coronavirus pandemic kept Americans at home, putting the econ...
May 14, 2020
South Korean coronavirus test maker Osang ready to ship 100 million kits to U.S.
SEOUL (Reuters) - Osang Healthcare Co, the first South Korean maker of coronavirus test kits to win preliminary approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, is ready to ship kits that can test 1...
May 14, 2020
Awkward greetings and long queues as Hong Kong’s financiers return to work
By Sumeet Chatterjee and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - The greetings are awkward and the skyscraper lifts half-empty. But Hong Kong's cafes are filling and taxis are harder to find as the first ...
May 14, 2020
Asia-Pacific drug trade thrives amid the COVID-19 pandemic
By Tom Allard and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) - Illicit drug markets in the Asia-Pacific continue to expand and diversify and appear to be largely unaffected by the coronavirus outbreak, the Uni...
May 14, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 913 to 173,152: RKI
(Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 913 to 173,152, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday. The reported death tol...
May 14, 2020
Indonesia swings to trade deficit in April as exports, imports plunge
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's trade balance slipped into deficit in April after two straight months of surpluses, as exports and imports continued to shrink as the coronavirus crisis disrupts global...
May 14, 2020
Giants’ Baker, Seahawks’ Dunbar wanted for armed robbery
New York Giants cornerback Deandre Baker and Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar are wanted by the Miramar (Fla.) Police Department on charges of armed robbery with a firearm after an alleged i...
May 14, 2020
China’s factory output posts first increase for 2020 but consumption still weak
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industrial output rose 3.9% in April from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, expanding for the first time this year as the world's second-largest economy s...
May 14, 2020
Brazil and Mexico report record surge in coronavirus cases as Latin America reels
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Brazil and Mexico on Thursday reported a record one-day rise in new coronavirus cases, just as leaders of both countries intensified attempts to reopen their economies even as ...
May 14, 2020
