Category Archives: Syndicated
Germany puts three virus-hit Spanish regions on high-risk list
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases on Friday put three Spanish regions, including Catalonia, home to Barcelona, on its list of countries designated high-r...
Jul 31, 2020
Takeda Pharma raises profit forecast as it focuses on core drug business
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co on Friday raised its full-year profit forecast as it refocuses on its core prescription drug businesses following its $59 billion takeover of Shire P...
Jul 31, 2020
Hong Kong reports 121 new coronavirus cases as local transmissions stay high
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported 121 new coronavirus cases on Friday, including 118 that were locally transmitted, as authorities said the global financial hub faced a critical period to battl...
Jul 31, 2020
China’s six months to June outstanding property loans up 13.1%
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's outstanding property loans rose 13.1% from a year earlier to 47.40 trillion yuan ($6.79 trillion) in the six months to June, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said on Frida...
Jul 31, 2020
China securities regulator to set up clear framework to regulate overseas-listed firms
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's securities regulator said on Friday it would set up a clear and complete regulatory framework to supervise overseas-listed Chinese companies, and strengthen cross-border c...
Jul 31, 2020
Norway’s overall unemployment falls to 8.2% in July
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's overall rate of unemployment fell to 8.2% in July from 9.6% in June as companies brought back more workers furloughed by the coronavirus pandemic, the Labour and Welfare Agen...
Jul 31, 2020
Shocked Hong Kong in a new era under ‘white knuckle’ China grip
By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - For 23 years Hong Kong was an anomaly. A free and partially democratic city under Chinese rule, protected by a tradition of firm rule of law from the British col...
Jul 31, 2020
Indonesia reports 2,040 new coronavirus cases, 73 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported on Friday 2,040 new coronavirus infections and 73 additional deaths, according to data published on the country's COVID-19 task force website. This brought Indon...
Jul 31, 2020
Spain used 40% less motor fuel in second quarter as virus curbed movement
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish automotive fuel consumption plummeted 40.3% between April and June versus the same period a year earlier to its lowest level since 1996 as measures to curb the coronavirus r...
Jul 31, 2020
Nokia, BNP earnings prop European stocks as growth worries linger
(Reuters) - European shares were largely flat on Friday after encouraging earnings updates from Nokia, BNP Paribas and others countered concerns about a global economic recovery as coronavirus cases s...
Jul 31, 2020
