Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China’s Jan-June direct foreign investment up 28.7% – commerce ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China in the first six months of the year jumped 28.7% from the same period last year to 607.84 billion yuan ($93.89 billion), China's commerce...
Jul 13, 2021
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,548 – RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,548 to 3,738,683, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday. The repo...
Jul 13, 2021
U.S. State Department invites U.N. racism investigators to visit U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has invited U.N. experts who investigate racism and minority issues to conduct an official visit to the United States, Secretary of State Antony Blinke...
Jul 13, 2021
Guatemala tightens restrictions after COVID-19 cases surge
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - The Guatemalan government declared on Tuesday a "state of prevention" for the entire country, limiting outdoor meetings and public demonstrations, after a dr...
Jul 13, 2021
Global interest in Tokyo Games muted – Ipsos poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Global interest in the Tokyo Olympics is muted, a Ipsos poll of 28 countries showed, amid concerns over COVID-19 in Japan and withdrawals of high-profile athletes, with the host coun...
Jul 13, 2021
Japan economy minister defends his role after lockdown criticism
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, tasked with leading the government's pandemic response, defended his role on Wednesday after criticism over his handling of lockdown mea...
Jul 13, 2021
U.S. Senate Budget panel Democrats reach agreement on $3.5 trillion infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee reached an agreement on a $3.5 trillion infrastructure investment plan that they aim to include in a budget resolution to be debate...
Jul 13, 2021
Dollar hits three-month high to euro on bets for faster Fed tightening
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar touched a three-month high versus the euro and a one-week high versus the yen on Wednesday, after heated U.S. inflation spurred bets of faster monet...
Jul 13, 2021
Shareholders of Chile’s Itau Corpbanca approve $1.1 billion capital increase
By Dave Sherwood SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Shareholders of Chile's Itau Corpbanca voted on Tuesday to approve a capital increase of $1.1 billion to underpin the lender's growth in the South American nation...
Jul 13, 2021
Demonstrators block traffic in Miami area to support Cuban protesters
MIAMI (Reuters) - Demonstrators waving Cuban flags and calling for change on the Communist-run island blocked a major highway and staged other protests in the Miami area on Tuesday in support of the w...
Jul 13, 2021
