Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ant plans holding company with regulation similar to bank: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Ant Group Co is considering to fold its financial operations into a holding company that could be regulated more like a bank, Bloomberg News reported https://www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Dec 28, 2020
India reports six cases of new UK variant of coronavirus
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian health authorities said on Tuesday they had found six people who had returned from Britain in recent weeks positive for the new more infectious strain of the coronavirus. ...
Dec 28, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 12,892 -RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 12,892 to 1,664,726, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The repor...
Dec 28, 2020
China’s factory activity likely sustained strong expansion in December: Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity likely maintained a solid pace of expansion in December, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, as the world's second-largest economy steadily recovers from the...
Dec 28, 2020
Bangladesh moves second group of Rohingya refugees to remote island
DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh started moving a second group of Rohingya Muslim refugees to a low-lying island in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, a naval official told Reuters, despite opposition from righ...
Dec 28, 2020
Philippines gives green light to trials of Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has approved a clinical trial for the COVID-19 vaccine of Johnson & Johnson's unit Janssen, the head of its Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday. The t...
Dec 28, 2020
U.S. Forces Japan begins first wave of COVID-19 vaccinations
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States military has begun its first wave of COVID-19 vaccinations in Japan, prioritising frontline medical workers. Inoculations began on Monday at the Yokota Air Base, Lt...
Dec 28, 2020
Dollar languishes amid pandemic aid optimism, pound meanders
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar languished near a 2-1/2-year low on Tuesday with demand for safe-havens flagging as U.S. lawmakers pushed forward with a COVID-19 relief package. The Hou...
Dec 28, 2020
Samsung extends S.Korea LCD production for indefinite period
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday it will extend production of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels for TVs and monitors, as stay-at-home trends of the coronavirus pandemic created ...
Dec 28, 2020
Oil gains on hopes U.S. pandemic stimulus payments to spur fuel demand
By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil rose on Tuesday, for the third time in four sessions, on expectations for rising fuel demand as the United States may expand their pandemic aid payments and...
Dec 28, 2020
