Category Archives: Syndicated
Silent but cheerful, mannequins enforce social distancing at Tokyo bar
By Jack Tarrant and Hideto Sakai TOKYO (Reuters) - They may not be helping out with chants but complete with cheerleader uniforms and pom-poms, mannequins at one Tokyo bar are helping keep customers a...
Jun 05, 2020
Bombardier to cut 2,500 aviation jobs as COVID-19 hurts sales
(Reuters) - Canadian business jet maker Bombardier Inc said on Friday it would reduce its aviation unit workforce by about 2,500 employees, as the COVID-19 pandemic hurts sales. "Now with business jet...
Jun 05, 2020
Jakarta mosques host Friday prayers for first time in two months
By Yuddy Cahya Budiman and Tommy Ardiansyah JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesians in Jakarta returned to mosques on Friday for prayers after the city relaxed rules on attending places of worship as part of ...
Jun 05, 2020
Volkswagen AG expands executive committee of supervisory board
BERLIN (Reuters) - German car maker Volkswagen AG said on Friday that it had added two members to the executive committee of its supervisory board. The new members are Hans Michel Piech, who is indire...
Jun 05, 2020
‘Get your knee off our necks,’ activist Sharpton says at Floyd memorial
By Brendan O'Brien MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - U.S. civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton told mourners that George Floyd's death in police custody and the nationwide protests it ignited marked a rec...
Jun 05, 2020
North Korea expresses support for China’s measures in Hong Kong
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's foreign minister met with the Chinese ambassador to express support for China's measures in Hong Kong, North Korea's KCNA state news agency said on Friday. "The Hong Ko...
Jun 05, 2020
WHO denies its representative falsified Equatorial Guinea COVID-19 data
PARIS (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said the expulsion of its representative in Equatorial Guinea followed a "misunderstanding over data" and denied that she had falsified the centra...
Jun 05, 2020
Testing the waters: South Korea’s waterparks open under new anti-virus measures
By Chaeyoun Won YONGIN, South Korea (Reuters) - Only a handful of rubber floats tumbled down the giant slide at South Korea's largest waterpark on Friday, its first day back in business since the coro...
Jun 05, 2020
Malaysia reports 19 new coronavirus cases, one new death
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 19 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the cumulative total to 8,266 infections. The health ministry also reported its first death in two weeks...
Jun 05, 2020
Germany’s Merkel, China’s Li to hold video conference: spokesman
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will hold a video conference on Thursday to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, economic policy and international issues...
Jun 05, 2020
