Category Archives: Syndicated
Japan’s May factory output, retail sales to extend slump as coronavirus bites: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory output and retail sales likely contracted again in May as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted supply chains and triggered a sharp drop in domestic and global demand, a...
Jun 26, 2020
Mexican president slammed after comments on women staying at home
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday suggested the tradition of women staying at home to take care of older family members was key to battling the coronavi...
Jun 26, 2020
Fired Miami police officer charged for putting knee on Black woman’s neck
(Reuters) - A former Miami police officer was charged on Thursday with battery and misconduct after a video surfaced showing him pressing his knee on a Black woman's neck and tasing her stomach, while...
Jun 26, 2020
Boxing Hall of Famer Duran battles COVID-19
International Boxing Hall of Famer Roberto Duran was diagnosed with the coronavirus, his son announced Thursday. In an Instagram post, Robin Duran wrote that his 69-year-old father recently tested pos...
Jun 26, 2020
Thailand reports four imported coronavirus cases; no local transmission in 32 days
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Friday confirmed four new coronavirus cases, all of which were imported from abroad, marking 32 days without community transmission. The four new cases were found in qu...
Jun 25, 2020
Australia on track to further ease coronavirus curbs, PM Morrison says
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will stick with plans to further ease coronavirus curbs, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, despite a spike in infections in the second most populous state of V...
Jun 25, 2020
Alibaba’s Lazada to announce Chun Li as new CEO: sources
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Lazada, the Southeast Asian arm of Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding, is set to announce a new chief executive officer as early as on Friday, two sources with direct ...
Jun 25, 2020
In China’s ‘Little Africa,’ a struggle to get back to business after lockdown
By David Kirton GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Mohammed has spent several weeks sleeping in his cramped trading booth in one of Guangzhou's export centres after being kicked out of his apartment and for...
Jun 25, 2020
Fashion masks a hit as Indonesians, Malaysians seek style in safety
By Yuddy Cahya and Ebrahim Harris JAKARTA/SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (Reuters) - With no sign of the global coronavirus threat easing anytime soon, protective masks are fast becoming fashion accessories for ...
Jun 25, 2020
British double amputee Tony Hudgell, aged five, raises one million pounds with walk
By Natalie Thomas KENT, England (Reuters) - Five-year-old Tony Hudgell has raised more than 1 million pounds ($1.24 million) for the London hospital that saved his life by walking 10 km on his new pro...
Jun 25, 2020
