Category Archives: Syndicated
India reports record daily jump of 69,672 in coronavirus infections
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India reported a record daily jump of 69,672 coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 2.84 million, data from the federal health ministry showed. I...
Aug 19, 2020
Trump heads to Biden’s birthplace to blast his record ahead of nomination speech
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday will travel to the area in the swing state of Pennsylvania where Democratic rival Joe Biden was born to slam his decad...
Aug 19, 2020
Ex-Warburg real estate veteran to team up with Hillhouse
By Kane Wu and Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) - A former Warburg Pincus LLC managing director focusing on Asia real estate has left the firm to explore opportunities with Hillhouse Capital Group, sourc...
Aug 19, 2020
Taiwan to stop local sales for Chinese TV streaming services, not block them
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan plans to stop local sales for Chinese internet television streaming services operated by the likes of iQiyi and Tencent Holdings, according to regulations released this week,...
Aug 19, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,707 to 228,621: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,707 to 228,621, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday. The report...
Aug 19, 2020
Rakuten CEO urges review of Japan’s COVID-19 entry curbs on foreigners
By Chris Gallagher TOKYO (Reuters) - Rakuten Inc Chief Executive Hiroshi Mikitani has urged Japan's government to review its entry restrictions on foreign nationals, saying prolonged imposition of COV...
Aug 19, 2020
Telco SoftBank ‘pleased’ 5G network given ‘clean’ status by U.S. government
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank Corp said on Thursday it was "pleased" its 5G network had been given "clean" status by the U.S. government as part of the U.S. effort...
Aug 19, 2020
Facebook wins preliminary approval to settle facial recognition lawsuit
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc won preliminary approval late on Wednesday from a federal court for settlement of a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected and stored biometric data of millions of users ...
Aug 19, 2020
UAE could get F-35 jets in side agreement to Israel peace deal: source
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is eyeing the sale of stealthy F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates in a side agreement to the UAE's overtures to Israel, an industry in...
Aug 19, 2020
Brazil’s Guedes slams Senate overturning presidential veto on public sector pay rise
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes called a Senate decision on Wednesday to overturn a presidential veto blocking public sector pay rises during the COVID-19 pandemic a "disas...
Aug 19, 2020
