Category Archives: Syndicated
Joshua Wong and other Hong Kong activists charged over banned June 4 vigil
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Two dozen people in Hong Kong, including pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, have been charged with participating in an illegal assembly at a vigil on June 4 commemorating the cr...
Aug 06, 2020
Swiss widen list of COVID-19 quarantine countries
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland expanded its list of countries from which people arriving must enter a 10-day quarantine to all outside Europe's passport-free Schengen zone, barring a score of exceptio...
Aug 06, 2020
Standoff with China will be long, India warns in pulled statement
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - India's defence ministry has warned, in a statement since removed from its website, that a military standoff with China that began with border fighting in June is likely to...
Aug 06, 2020
Australia making wage subsidies easier as COVID-19 surges, PM to say
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will make it easier to qualify for wage subsidies, the centrepiece of its response to the coronavirus crisis, following a surge in infections that has for...
Aug 06, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims hover at higher levels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week, but remained significantly high, suggesting the labor market was stalling as the country battles a resurgen...
Aug 06, 2020
Gold scales record peak as gloomy economic outlook bolsters appeal
By Eileen Soreng (Reuters) - Gold surged to a record high on Thursday as the COVID-19 pandemic clouded the economic outlook and bolstered bullion's safe-haven allure, though analysts said the rapid pa...
Aug 06, 2020
MLB tightens coronavirus guidelines after positive tests – CNN
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB) has tightened its health and safety protocols in an attempt to salvage the season after a series of positive coronavirus tests in recent days, CNN reported, cit...
Aug 06, 2020
Brazil police bust alleged coronavirus corruption racket in Sao Paulo
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's federal police on Thursday said it had carried out six search and arrest warrants as part of an operation into alleged coronavirus-related corruption in the city of Sao ...
Aug 06, 2020
Formula One champions Mercedes confirm Bottas for 2021
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Valtteri Bottas will continue to race for Mercedes until at least the end of next season, the Formula One champions said on Thursday ahead of the 70th Anniversary Gran...
Aug 06, 2020
Brazil real to strengthen more on higher U.S. dollar inflows from trade surplus: Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Brazil's real will likely extend its recent uptrend after a crash earlier this year, supported by higher U.S. dollar inflows but held back by a brutal recessi...
Aug 06, 2020
