Category Archives: Syndicated
Thai pro-government rally raises risk of new confrontations
By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) - Dozens of Thai demonstrators singing patriotic songs and shouting "long live the king" rallied in the capital on Thursday in response to a series of anti-governm...
Jul 30, 2020
Euro zone sentiment rebounds more than expected, but unemployment up
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone economic sentiment rebounded more than expected in July as governments relaxed restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the sharpest gains in industry and ser...
Jul 30, 2020
Goldman expects new tech indexes to bring China $25 billion passive inflows in five years
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Mainland China and offshore hub Hong Kong's latest indexes representing technology companies are likely to attract $25 billion in five years from passive investors, according to ...
Jul 30, 2020
Japan’s renowned artists find inspiration from pandemic
By Chris Gallagher TOKYO (Reuters) - Some of Japan's best-known artists are finding new avenues of expression in areas such as online communication and the environment, as the novel coronavirus outbre...
Jul 30, 2020
Third of furloughed UK workers back at work in early July: ONS
LONDON (Reuters) - Roughly one in three furloughed workers in Britain returned to their jobs during the first two weeks of July as the hospitality industry reopened to the public, an official survey s...
Jul 30, 2020
Face masks leave Britain’s deaf community struggling to communicate
By Natalie Thomas LONDON (Reuters) - The introduction of mandatory face masks in most enclosed spaces across Britain was designed to protect people during the pandemic but has made life very difficult...
Jul 30, 2020
Hong Kong June retail sales plunge 24.8% y/y as coronavirus weighs
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's retail sales fell 24.8% in June from a year earlier, hammered by the coronavirus outbreak which has kept tourists away and pushed many retailers and restaurants to th...
Jul 30, 2020
New Zealand’s Ardern on track to win Sept election, poll shows
(Reuters) - Support for New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern rose during July, a poll showed on Thursday, keeping her Labour party on track to win a general election in September. The 1 NEWS Co...
Jul 30, 2020
U.S. coaches complain of athlete abuse at NBA’s China camps: ESPN
BEIJING (Reuters) - American coaches at the National Basketball Association's training academies in China have complained of abuse of young players by local staff and harassment in the Xinjiang region...
Jul 30, 2020
Japan slashes GDP forecasts, expects biggest contraction in decades this fiscal year
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan sharply downgraded its gross domestic product forecasts for this fiscal year, expecting the world's third-largest economy to suffer its biggest contraction in o...
Jul 30, 2020
