Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India reports daily jump of 50,210 coronavirus infections
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India reported a daily jump of 50,210 coronavirus infections, taking its total to 8.36 million, the health ministry said on Thursday. This was the highest daily jump in cases sin...
Nov 04, 2020
Factbox: More U.S. states okay recreational marijuana in wide-ranging ballot questions
By Peter Szekely and Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Voters in four states joined several others in legalizing marijuana for recreational use on Election Day, while Oregon approved the country's first th...
Nov 04, 2020
BOJ’s Kuroda says no plan to review ETF purchases
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday the central bank had no immediate plan to tweak its purchases of exchange-traded funds (ETF) or start selling its ETF holdings...
Nov 04, 2020
Indonesia’s economy shrinks year-on-year in third quarter, suffers first recession in over 20 years
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's economy contracted by slightly more than expected in the third quarter as the coronavirus outbreak helped trigger its first recession in over 20 years, data from the st...
Nov 04, 2020
China blocks travellers from coronavirus-hit Britain, Belgium
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China has barred entry to some travellers from Britain and Belgium and set strict testing requirements on visitors from the United States, France and Germany, as it reimpo...
Nov 04, 2020
North Korean man who crossed border wants to defect: South Korea’s military
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A North Korean man who crossed the heavily fortified border with South Korea has said he wants to defect to the South, Seoul officials said on Thursday. The man was t...
Nov 04, 2020
South Korea says will maintain solid alliance with U.S. regardless of election results: media
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's presidential Blue House said it would maintain a "solid" alliance with the United States regardless of the presidential election results, according to media reports on ...
Nov 04, 2020
U.S. withdrawal from Paris Agreement extremely regrettable, Japan says
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States' withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is extremely regrettable, Japan's top government spokesman Katsunobu Kato said on Thursday. "The climate change issue isn't som...
Nov 04, 2020
Analysts’ View: Markets hold breath as final votes tallied in battleground states
(Reuters) - U.S. stock futures took a breather in after-hours trade on Wednesday, as ballots were tallied in several states that should decide whether Democratic challenger Joe Biden unseats President...
Nov 04, 2020
Olympics: Gymnastics meet a test of Tokyo’s readiness
By Elaine Lies and Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's ability to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and stage next year's Olympic Games safely will undergo a major test this week with gymnasts from f...
Nov 04, 2020
