Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australian lobster halted by Chinese customs checks, fuels trade dispute concerns
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has stopped sending rock lobster to its biggest market of China after new Chinese customs inspections were imposed on the live seafood, an industry group and the Australia...
Nov 01, 2020
New Zealand PM Ardern names finmin Robertson as new deputy prime minister
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday named finance minister Grant Robertson as deputy prime minister in her new government after Labour Party deputy leader Kelvin Dav...
Nov 01, 2020
Britain’s Prince William contracted COVID-19 in April: media
(Reuters) - Britain's Prince William contracted COVID-19 in April at a similar time to his father Prince Charles, British media reported late on Sunday, citing Kensington Palace sources. William, gran...
Nov 01, 2020
Oil hits five-month lows, Asian shares extend losses on renewed virus fears
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Oil prices hit five-month lows and shares extended losses on Monday on worries about global demand as many economies slid back into coronavirus-induced lockdowns whi...
Nov 01, 2020
Lazard snaps up PJT restructuring banker as COVID second wave hits
By Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) - Lazard Ltd has hired restructuring banker Sam Whittaker from PJT Partners to oversee negotiations between companies and their creditors across Europe, the Middle...
Nov 01, 2020
Former FARC guerrillas march in Colombia to demand end to killings
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Hundreds of demobilized former members of the FARC rebel group marched in Colombia's capital Bogota on Sunday to demand more security, implementation of a 2016 ...
Nov 01, 2020
Japan’s Zozo says new body-measuring suit overcomes flaws of original
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese online fashion retailer Zozo Inc says the successor to its "Zozosuit" body-measuring suit has solved the flaws that sank its earlier version. The original polk...
Nov 01, 2020
Australia’s central bank launches digital currency project
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank on Monday said it was launching a project to explore the potential use and implications of a wholesale form of central bank digital currency (CBDC) using di...
Nov 01, 2020
WHO chief says he is identified as contact of COVID-19 positive person
(Reuters) - World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday that he had been identified as a contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19, but added that he...
Nov 01, 2020
UK judge to deliver ruling in Johnny Depp libel case
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Hollywood star Johnny Depp will learn on Monday whether he has won his libel battle with a British tabloid which labelled him a "wife beater", a verdict which will...
Nov 01, 2020
