Category Archives: Syndicated
Australia’s Victoria reports two COVID-19 deaths, record daily rise in infections
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria said on Thursday two men in their 80s died overnight from the coronavirus, as the state logged a record daily rise in new infectio...
Jul 15, 2020
China OKs human test for coronavirus vaccine candidate based on BioNTech’s technology, says Fosun
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has given the green light to an early-stage human test for a coronavirus vaccine candidate using German firm BioNTech's technology, its local partner said on Thursday. A unit...
Jul 15, 2020
Australia to spend further $1.1 billion on wage subsidies amid coronavirus
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government plans to spend A$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) to substantially extend a program to subsidise the wages of apprentices, its latest support me...
Jul 15, 2020
China reports one new coronavirus case in mainland, none in Beijing
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported one new confirmed COVID-19 case for the mainland as of the end of July 15, down from six a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Thursday. The...
Jul 15, 2020
McIlroy ‘not even thinking about’ losing No. 1 ranking
Rory McIlroy is more focused on fine-tuning his game than trying to fend off the four players who can unseat him from the No. 1 world ranking at the Memorial Tournament this week. McIlroy played in th...
Jul 15, 2020
Floored by COVID-19, Cirque du Soleil eyes return to the high-wire
By Allison Lampert and Xihao Jiang MONTREAL/HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - As the coronavirus pandemic ripped around the globe, Cirque du Soleil, a circus troupe formed by Quebec street performers that b...
Jul 15, 2020
Trump replaces re-election campaign manager in shake-up
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday shook up his re-election campaign, replacing campaign manager Brad Parscale with onetime senior adviser Bill Stepien. "I am pleased to announce that Bil...
Jul 15, 2020
Oil prices slip after OPEC, allies agree to loosen oil supply curbs
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices slid on Thursday after OPEC and allies such as Russia agreed to ease record supply curbs from August, though the drop was cushioned by hopes for a swift U...
Jul 15, 2020
Dollar nurses losses as investors wait for China data
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar nursed losses on Thursday and riskier currencies found support on signs of progress in developing a coronavirus vaccine, even as the virus itself cont...
Jul 15, 2020
South Korea’s central bank leaves policy rate unchanged, as expected
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate steady on Thursday, holding off on more stimulus to help the economy as policymakers keep a lid on red-hot property prices...
Jul 15, 2020
