Category Archives: Syndicated
Reliance’s digital unit wins Qualcomm backing in boost to 5G plans
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Reliance Industries said on Sunday Qualcomm Inc's investment arm will buy a 0.15% stake in its digital unit Jio Platforms for 7.3 billion rupees ($97.1 million). The part...
Jul 12, 2020
More than 70 workers test positive for COVID-19 on an English farm
LONDON (Reuters) - Around 200 people employed to pick crops at a farm near Malvern in England's West Midlands region have been told to self isolate after 73 of them tested positive for COVID-19, Publi...
Jul 12, 2020
UK COVID-19 death toll from confirmed cases rises by 21 to 44,819
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 44,819, up 21 on the previous day, the government said on Sunday. (Reporting by Paul Sandle; Editing by Andr...
Jul 12, 2020
Kuwait asks parliament to approve debt law to help cover deficit: lawmaker
By Ahmed Hagagy KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's government formally submitted a public debt law to parliament on Sunday which would allow it to borrow 20 billion dinars ($65 billion) over 30 years, includ...
Jul 12, 2020
WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 230,000
(Reuters) - The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 230,370 in 24 hours. The biggest increases were from the United Sta...
Jul 12, 2020
Volkswagen to replace head of software division: Handelsblatt
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen is replacing its head of software development, newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Sunday, as the German carmaker wrestles with the transition to electric vehicles. The ne...
Jul 12, 2020
Florida reports over 15,000 COVID-19 cases in single-day record
(Reuters) - Florida reported a record increase of more than 15,000 new cases of COVID-19 in a single day on Sunday as the growing outbreak forces state authorities to close some businesses and beaches...
Jul 12, 2020
Primark rejects 30-million-pound UK bonus for bringing back staff
LONDON (Reuters) - Primark, the fashion retailer owned by AB Foods , said on Sunday it would not take advantage of a British government scheme to pay employers for bringing back staff from furlough, e...
Jul 12, 2020
U.S. Congress needs compromise to extend COVID-19 unemployment payments: Pelosi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday she believes U.S. lawmakers can find a compromise on extending jobless benefits and unemployment insurance for Americans str...
Jul 12, 2020
As COVID-19 cases surge in Florida, anti-mask activists hold protests, Disney World reopens
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - As Florida posts the biggest surge of coronavirus cases in the country, Walt Disney World in Orlando opened to the public for the first time in four months and anti-mask a...
Jul 12, 2020
