Category Archives: Syndicated
Big majority of Japanese reject government tourism campaign amid new coronavirus fears: media surveys
TOKYO (Reuters) - Most people in Japan are against government plans to kickstart domestic tourism with a subsidised campaign, according to newspaper surveys published on Monday, as fears grow over the...
Jul 19, 2020
EU leaders struggle with ‘mission impossible’ at deadlocked recovery summit
By John Chalmers and Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU leaders stood at an impasse on Monday after three days of haggling over a plan to revive economies throttled by the COVID-19 pandemic, b...
Jul 19, 2020
Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital for medical checkups
(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman has been admitted to King Faisal Specialist hospital in the capital Riyadh for medical checkups, the state news agency reported early on Monday. The king has bee...
Jul 19, 2020
China keeps lending benchmark LPR steady for third month, as expected
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China kept its benchmark lending rate steady for the third straight month on Monday, matching market expectations, amid signs that the world's second-largest economy is recovering...
Jul 19, 2020
Mainland China reports 22 new coronavirus cases including 17 in Xinjiang
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 22 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 19, up from 16 cases from a day earlier, the health commission said on Monday. Of the new infections, 17 were in th...
Jul 19, 2020
Oil falls as worsening pandemic threatens recovery
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices dipped on Monday, weighed down by the prospect that a rise in the pace of coronavirus infections could derail a recovery in fuel demand. Brent crude was down 10 cents, or ...
Jul 19, 2020
Japan exports sink again in June, dash hopes for quick economic rebound
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports suffered a double-digit decline for the fourth month in a row in June as the coronavirus pandemic took a heavy toll on global demand, reinforcing...
Jul 19, 2020
El Salvador to postpone second phase of economic reopening, president says
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on Sunday that he would postpone the second phase of the country's economic reopening, slated to begin Tuesday, after evaluating inputs ...
Jul 19, 2020
Asian shares defensive; eyes on EU summit, U.S. stimulus talks
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares began warily on Monday as investors eyed efforts to stitch together more fiscal stimulus in the eurozone and United States to help economies ride out th...
Jul 19, 2020
Euro hovers near four-month peak as market looks to EU summit
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - The euro hovered near four-month highs against the dollar on Monday as investors held on to hopes that European leaders would break a deadlock and hammer out an econ...
Jul 19, 2020
