Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China close to kicking off long-awaited REITs market
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is close to kicking off its long-awaited public REITs market, with regulators approving the first batch of nine real estate investment trusts that will raise an estimated 30...
May 17, 2021
India’s tally of coronavirus infections crosses 25 million
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's total coronavirus cases surged past the 25 million mark on Tuesday, boosted by 263,533 new infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths from COVID-19 rose by a record ...
May 17, 2021
Surfer killed in shark attack on Australia’s east coast
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A man has been killed in a suspected shark attack on Tuesday off a popular beach on the mid-north coast of Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state, rescuers and police said. Emergen...
May 17, 2021
Tokyo doctors call for cancellation of Olympic Games due to COVID-19
By Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - A top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country battles a spik...
May 17, 2021
Toyota Motor shares gain for third day, hit record high
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Toyota Motor rose for a third straight session and hit a record high on Tuesday, as investors continued to bet on the Japanese automaker's ability to tackle a global chip s...
May 17, 2021
Advisory firm Glass Lewis backs two dissident nominees in Exxon battle
(Reuters) - Advisory firm Glass Lewis recommended on Monday that Exxon Mobil shareholders elect two of hedge fund Engine No. 1's four board nominees in a proxy contest centered on climate concerns. Gl...
May 17, 2021
HK leader says freezing media tycoon Lai’s assets will hopefully reinforce financial hub status
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's leader said that freezing the assets of democracy activist Jimmy Lai, including his majority stake in media publisher Next Digital, would hopefully reinforce the Asia...
May 17, 2021
Judge refuses to halt Robert Durst’s L.A. murder trial over health concerns
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge on Monday denied a request by defense lawyers seeking to indefinitely halt the high-profile murder trial of elderly New York real estate sci...
May 17, 2021
Alibaba, partners invest $400 million in retail arm of Vietnam’s Masan
HANOI (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and partners have invested $400 million in the retail unit of Vietnamese conglomerate Masan Group Corp, Masan said in a statement ...
May 17, 2021
Myanmar activists say more than 800 killed by security forces since coup
(Reuters) - More than 800 people have been killed by Myanmar's security forces since a wave of protests broke out across the country after the military seized power in a coup in February, an activist ...
May 17, 2021
