Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Managing virus crisis, Malaysia’s PM needs rivals to back budget
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Uncertain whether Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's political rivals will resist the temptation to bring him down, Malaysia's government is set to unveil a 2...
Nov 03, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 15,352 to 560,379: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 15,352 to 560,379, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The reporte...
Nov 03, 2020
Indonesian unions file judicial review to challenge job creation law
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's two largest trade unions said on Tuesday they had filed a judicial review at the country's Constitutional Court to challe...
Nov 02, 2020
Lenovo profit beats expectations, helped by remote working trend
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Lenovo Group, the world's biggest PC maker, posted a better than expected quarterly profit on Tuesday and said it is continuing to benefit from "new normal" remote workin...
Nov 02, 2020
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
