Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Puzzled scientists seek reasons behind Africa’s low fatality rates from pandemic
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Africa's overburdened public health systems, dearth of testing facilities and overcrowded slums had experts predicting a disaster when COVID-19 hit the co...
Sep 28, 2020
Global coronavirus deaths surpass one million: Reuters tally
By Shaina Ahluwalia and Seerat Gupta (Reuters) - More than 1 million people have died of COVID-19 around the world as of Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pace of fatalities picking up a...
Sep 28, 2020
British house price boom to fizzle out next year: Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - British home prices will rise 2.0% this year following a post-lockdown boom in the housing market, according to a Reuters poll, marking a sharp turnaround in views...
Sep 28, 2020
Pandemic to keep Asia’s growth at lowest since 1967, warns World Bank
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic is expected to lead to the slowest growth in more than 50 years in East Asia and the Pacific as well as China, while up to 38 million peop...
Sep 28, 2020
Multiple deaths in officer involved shooting in Salem, Oregon
(Reuters) - A reported hostage situation in Salem, Oregon led to an officer-involved shooting with multiple deaths, including the suspect, but no deputies were injured, the local sheriff reported. Mar...
Sep 28, 2020
Sanctions-hit Huawei ramps up investment in Chinese tech sector
By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies has built up stakes in Chinese semiconductor companies and other tech businesses as the world's largest telecoms equipment maker bolsters its s...
Sep 28, 2020
Oil slips as demand worries offset hopes for stimulus
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Tuesday as demand concerns driven by COVID-19 outweighed hopes that U.S. lawmakers and the White House were nearing an agreement on a new stimul...
Sep 28, 2020
Australia’s coronavirus infection trend falls in hotspot state
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's coronavirus hotspot state of Victoria on Tuesday reported 10 new infections in the past 24 hours, turning around a second contagion wave that only last month was infecti...
Sep 28, 2020
Chinese delivery firm ZTO Express up in Hong Kong trading debut
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares of Chinese delivery firm ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc are set to open at HK$244 each in their Hong Kong debut on Tuesday, up 11.9% from the offering price of HK$218 apiece. Th...
Sep 28, 2020
Dollar steadies as markets await Trump-Biden debate
By Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was steady against a basket of currencies on Tuesday as traders looked out to the first U.S. presidential debate and developments on the U.S. stimulus bi...
Sep 28, 2020
