Category Archives: Syndicated
Japan to ease COVID-19 entry curbs on foreigners with resident visas: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to ease its COVID-19 entry restrictions on foreign nationals with resident visas from next month, public broadcaster NHK reported, after an outcry over the emotional and ...
Aug 20, 2020
Westpac sells vendor finance business to focus on core banking
(Reuters) - Australia's Westpac Banking Corp on Friday agreed to sell its vendor finance business to a U.S. private equity firm, as part of its strategy to focus on core banking operations and trim it...
Aug 20, 2020
U.S. will again seek death penalty for Boston bomber Tsarnaev, Barr says in AP interview
BOSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department will again seek the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, taking the matter to the U.S. Supreme Court, Attorney General William Bar...
Aug 20, 2020
Ireland’s EU commissioner, minister under fire for attending golf event amid COVID restrictions
DUBLIN (Reuters) - An Irish Cabinet minister "apologised unreservedly" on Thursday for attending a social event with more than 80 people - reported to have included European Trade Commissioner Phil Ho...
Aug 20, 2020
Australia’s Victoria reports lowest rise in COVID-19 cases in five weeks
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria on Friday reported its lowest daily rise in new coronavirus cases in more than five weeks, fuelling optimism that the spread of th...
Aug 20, 2020
Fourteen hospitalized after ammonia gas leak in southern India: report
(Reuters) - Fourteen people were hospitalized in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh following an ammonia gas leak from a dairy unit, Reuters partner ANI reported early on Friday. The gas leak...
Aug 20, 2020
Britons a bit more upbeat on finances but worried about economy, GfK says
LONDON (Reuters) - British consumers turned a bit more confident about their personal finances in August, but they were increasingly worried about the outlook for the economy with unemployment expecte...
Aug 20, 2020
Biden on North Korea: Fewer summits, tighter sanctions, same standoff
By Josh Smith, Hyonhee Shin and Trevor Hunnicutt SEOUL/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - No more "Little Rocket Man", exchanging love letters or summit pageantry. If Joe Biden is elected U.S. president, Am...
Aug 20, 2020
FOX Sports takes Brennaman off NFL broadcasts
Thom Brennaman will no longer broadcast NFL games on FOX Sports after he used a homophobic slur on the air while calling a baseball game, the network announced Thursday. Brennaman, 56, was suspended a...
Aug 20, 2020
Latin America passes 250,000 death toll from COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO/SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The number of reported COVID-19 deaths in Latin America passed 250,000 on Thursday, as the virus continues to devastate the region that has become the worst affecte...
Aug 20, 2020
