Category Archives: Syndicated
Piles of cash in viral video stoke bribery scandal in Mexico
By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An unverified video showing piles of cash being handed to Mexican congressional staffers went viral on Monday, fueling a corruption scandal that is alread...
Aug 17, 2020
Oracle enters race to buy TikTok’s U.S. operations: FT
(Reuters) - Oracle Corp has held preliminary talks with TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, and was seriously considering buying the app's operations in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zea...
Aug 17, 2020
Infectious COVID-19 mutation may be ‘a good thing’, says disease expert
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A mutation of the novel coronavirus increasingly common throughout Europe and recently detected in Malaysia may be more infectious but appears less deadly, according to a promine...
Aug 17, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,390 to 225,404: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,390 to 225,404, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The reported...
Aug 17, 2020
North Korea to convene key party meeting to discuss economy, military
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea plans to convene a key meeting of the ruling party on Wednesday and discuss economic and military issues amid international sanctions and recent flood damage, state media...
Aug 17, 2020
Japan’s pandemic woes unravel benefits of ‘Abenomics’
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's rise to power in 2012 ushered in bold policies known as "Abenomics" that helped revive the economy and boost corporate profits...
Aug 17, 2020
Venezuela’s COVID-19 infections set to overwhelm testing capacity, says opposition adviser
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's rate of infection of COVID-19 is set to overwhelm its testing capacity, likely leading to an artificial flattening of the contagion curve, a lawmaker and medical advise...
Aug 17, 2020
Australia central bank sees no need to ease policy for now
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank does not see a need to further ease policy for now as its package of measures were working "broadly as expected" with an economic recovery underway in most ...
Aug 17, 2020
El Salvador co-nominates U.S. official to lead Latam bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - El Salvador on Monday co-nominated White House adviser Mauricio Claver-Carone as its own candidate for the presidency of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), following the...
Aug 17, 2020
New Zealand reports 13 new confirmed cases of coronavirus
(Reuters) - New Zealand on Tuesday reported 13 new confirmed cases of coronavirus for the last 24 hours compared with nine a day earlier as the Pacific nation battles to contain an outbreak in the big...
Aug 17, 2020
