Category Archives: Syndicated
Abu Dhabi economy to contract by about 7.5% this year – S&P
DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to contract by 7.5% this year because of lower oil production and the impact of the new coronavirus outbreak, S&P Global Rat...
May 30, 2020
Google postpones Android 11 unveiling amid U.S. protests
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Saturday said it has postponed next week's planned unveiling of the beta version of its latest Android 11 mobile operating system in light of protests and unrest i...
May 30, 2020
Singapore’s health ministry confirms 506 more coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry said on Saturday it had confirmed 506 more coronavirus cases, making a total 34,366 infections. The vast majority of the newly infected people are migrant worke...
May 30, 2020
Israeli police fatally shoot man in Jerusalem’s Old City – spokesman
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police officers fatally shot a man they suspected was carrying a weapon in Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday, a police spokesman said, but the Palestinian suspect was late...
May 30, 2020
China’s ‘nervous’ Xi risks new Cold War, last Hong Kong governor says
LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping is so nervous about the position of the Communist Party that he is risking a new Cold War and imperiling Hong Kong's position as Asia's preeminent finan...
May 30, 2020
Two British scientific advisers warn it’s too soon to lift lockdown
LONDON (Reuters) - Two scientific advisers to the British government have warned that COVID-19 is still spreading too fast in the country to lift the lockdown, with one describing it as a political de...
May 30, 2020
Taiwan approves Gilead’s remdesivir to treat COVID-19
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government said on Saturday it had approved Gilead Sciences' potential COVID-19 treatment, remdesivir, to treat the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. Governments are...
May 30, 2020
Uzbekistan extends duration of coronavirus curbs, but eases some
TASHKENT (Reuters) - Uzbekistan has extended measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus until June 15, but relaxed some restrictions, allowing the resumption of domestic tourism and soccer games, ...
May 30, 2020
Sport-On this day: Born May 31, 1943: Joe Namath, NFL quarterback
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bringing movie star charisma on and off the field and a cannon arm that propelled his team to an almost unthinkable Super Bowl upset, quarterback Joe Namath embodie...
May 30, 2020
Thailand reports 1 new coronavirus case, no new deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported one new coronavirus case on Saturday and no new deaths, taking the total number of infections to 3,077 as local transmission of the new virus appears to wane. The...
May 29, 2020
