Category Archives: Syndicated
European shares inch lower on doubts over COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - European shares headed lower on Wednesday after a downbeat session on Wall Street, as doubts over a potential COVID-19 vaccine reignited fears about the slow recovery from a looming global...
May 20, 2020
Bangladesh moves Rohingya to island shelters as huge cyclone nears
By Ruma Paul and A S M Suza Uddin DHAKA/COX'S BAZAR (Reuters) - Authorities in Bangladesh have moved hundreds of Rohingya refugees living on a flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal to storm shelters...
May 20, 2020
Singapore’s health ministry confirms 570 new coronavirus cases
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry said on Wednesday it had confirmed 570 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally of infections to 29,364. (Reporting by Aradhana Aravindan in Singapore;...
May 20, 2020
Alibaba to invest $1.4 billion in AI system for smart speakers
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will invest 10 billion yuan ($1.41 billion) into an AI (artificial intelligence) and IoT (Internet of Things) system centered around its Tmall Genie smar...
May 20, 2020
China’s Didi will begin using AI to run virus monitoring in Latin America
BEIJING (Reuters) - China ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said on Wednesday that it will start using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to verify if drivers in its Latin American markets wear m...
May 20, 2020
Spaniards ordered to wear masks in public if they can not keep two metres apart
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's government on Wednesday made it compulsory for everyone older than six to wear masks in indoor public spaces, and outdoor ones when it is impossible to keep more than two me...
May 20, 2020
Twenty-year Treasury bond will add to $25 trillion U.S. debt pile
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors expect robust demand for the Treasury Department's new $20 billion issue of 20-year bonds, set to launch Wednesday, from U.S. institutions, foreign ...
May 20, 2020
Unemployment jumps in Netherlands as pandemic hits young workers
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Unemployment rose at its fastest pace on record in the Netherlands in April as lockdown measures began to hit the economy with young workers hit hardest, Statistics Netherlands s...
May 20, 2020
Tokyo confirms five new coronavirus infections: TV Asahi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo confirmed five new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, the fourth straight day that the Japanese capital has seen fewer than 10 new cases, Asahi television said. (Reporting by...
May 20, 2020
Data firm Experian sees first-quarter revenue hit from COVID-19 crisis
(Reuters) - Experian Plc, the world's biggest credit data company, said on Wednesday it expects first-quarter organic revenue to decline by 5% to 10% if coronavirus-related restrictions continue to im...
May 20, 2020
