Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India records 38,310 new coronavirus cases
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India recorded 38,310 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking its tally to 8.27 million, health ministry data showed on Tuesday. It was the ninth straight day that i...
Nov 02, 2020
Death toll from Friday’s Aegean quake reaches 100: disaster authority
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The death toll from Friday's earthquake in the Aegean Sea has reached 100, with Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) announcing that 98 people had died in t...
Nov 02, 2020
Sailing: New America’s Cup yachts can fly like the wind, says sailor
By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON (Reuters) - With design teams drawing on aeronautics and aerodynamics expertise of Airbus and the McLaren Formula One team, the new superfast America's Cup boats are harn...
Nov 02, 2020
Japan property funds feel pinch as Tokyo population drops amid pandemic
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Signs that people are moving away from Tokyo, as telecommuting becomes the norm for many business amid the COVID-19 pandemic, have put property investors on edge and...
Nov 02, 2020
Sri Lankan villagers defy coronavirus curfew to rescue stranded whales
(Reuters) - Sri Lankan villagers have defied a novel coronavirus curfew to try to save about 100 whales stranded on their beach on the island's southwest coast. Men waded into the breaking surf to pus...
Nov 02, 2020
Hong Kong will require all cryptocurrency trading platforms to be regulated: SFC
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will require all cryptocurrency trading platforms to be regulated whether or not they trade securities, the city's securities watchdog said on Tuesday. The Securities a...
Nov 02, 2020
Factbox: What’s new in China’s 2020 population survey versus 2010 census
BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 1 billion Chinese citizens will participate in a once-in-a-decade census that will inform policymakers on demographic shifts in the world's most-populous but fast-ageing ...
Nov 02, 2020
Australia records one local COVID-19 case, New Zealand quarantine worker tests positive
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Tuesday reported one locally acquired case of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, while New Zealand registered its first community transmission in more than two weeks after ...
Nov 02, 2020
Lack of passenger flights squeezes air freight capacity in peak season
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) - A sharp fall in passenger flights due to the coronavirus pandemic combined with rising e-commerce demand is setting the stage for tight capacity and a renewed rise in...
Nov 02, 2020
CEPI to fund development of COVID-19 vaccine candidate by China’s Clover
(Reuters) - The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI) said on Tuesday it will fund the development of the protein-based S-Trimer COVID-19 vaccine candidate by China's Clover Biopharmac...
Nov 02, 2020
