Category Archives: Syndicated
Indonesia’s anti-trust watchdog levies $3 million in fines on Grab and partner
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's anti-trust watchdog announced fines totalling more than $3 million for Grab and its business partner after finding it guilty of breaking anti-monopoly laws, a verdict t...
Jul 03, 2020
Philippines reports 1,531 new coronavirus cases, largest single-day increase
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Friday reported six additional novel coronavirus deaths and 1,531 more infections, its largest single-day increase in confirmed cases. In a bulle...
Jul 03, 2020
Ghana minister resigns after breaching coronavirus measures
ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's deputy trade and industry minister Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah has resigned for violating coronavirus self-isolation measures after testing positive for the virus, President Na...
Jul 03, 2020
Motor racing: McLaren see Racing Point as midfield team to beat
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - McLaren see Racing Point's 'Pink Mercedes' as the car to beat in the battle to be best of the rest behind Formula One's top three this season, team principal Andreas Seidl ...
Jul 03, 2020
UK PM Johnson says of fathering his newborn son: ‘I’m pretty hands on’
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said being the father of a newborn baby while running the country was very busy but that he was a pretty hands-on father to his "wonderful kid"....
Jul 03, 2020
Germany fears erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy, Merkel says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany fears that Hong Kong's autonomy is being "eroded" and Berlin will raise issues such as human rights with China during its presidency of the EU that began this month, Chancel...
Jul 03, 2020
Beijing won’t require proof of COVID-19 test for some residents leaving city
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing, starting on Saturday, will no longer require some residents seeking to travel out of the Chinese capital to show proof that they have tested negative for COVID-19, a munic...
Jul 03, 2020
Estonia claims share of any U.S. fines in money laundering scandal
TALLINN (Reuters) - Estonia said on Friday that it wanted to receive a share of any fines imposed by the United States if banks are found guilty of money laundering in the Baltic nation in ongoing inq...
Jul 03, 2020
Through the looking glass: South Korean ‘augmented reality’ mirror allows touchless cosmetics shopping
By Minwoo Park SEOUL (Reuters) - An augmented reality (AR) mirror at the new Seoul flagship boutique of cosmetics powerhouse Amorepacific makes easy work of seeing if that scarlet shade of lipstick or...
Jul 03, 2020
Global banks seeking details of U.S. sanction threat against China individuals for Hong Kong law
By Alun John, Scott Murdoch and Sumeet Chatterjee HONG KONG (Reuters) - International banks were seeking details on Friday of the scope of U.S. legislation that would penalize them for doing business ...
Jul 03, 2020
