Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Asian markets jump on vaccine, U.S. aid hopes; gains capped by China data
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian markets advanced toward a recent 2-1/2-year peak on Monday powered by hopes of a U.S fiscal package and expectations of a coronavirus vaccine by the end of thi...
Oct 18, 2020
Australia’s COVID-19 hotspot reports four new cases as restrictions ease
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian state of Victoria reported four new COVID-19 cases on Monday as people in Melbourne were granted more freedom to move about after a months-long lockd...
Oct 18, 2020
Mexico reports 4,119 new coronavirus cases, 108 new deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry reported on Sunday 4,119 additional cases of the novel coronavirus and 108 more deaths in the country, bringing the official number of cases to 851,227...
Oct 18, 2020
Mainland China reports 13 new COVID-19 cases, same as a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 13 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for Oct. 18, the same as a day earlier, the health commission said on Monday. All of the new infections were imported, acco...
Oct 18, 2020
Irish regulator probes Facebook’s handling of children’s data on Instagram
By Aishwarya Nair (Reuters) - Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched two inquiries into Facebook Inc after concerns were raised about the social network giant's handling of children's...
Oct 18, 2020
China’s third quarter GDP set to show broadening recovery as consumers resurface
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economic recovery stepped up in the third quarter, data released is expected to show on Monday, as consumers returned to malls and major trading partners reopened for busin...
Oct 18, 2020
Britain and EU to try to rescue post-Brexit trade talks
By Paul Sandle and Jan Strupczewski LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union will on Monday attempt to breathe life into post-Brexit trade talks that appeared all but dead last week,...
Oct 18, 2020
U.S. official went to Syria seeking Americans’ release: newspaper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House official traveled to Damascus for secret meetings with the Syrian government seeking the release of at least two U.S. citizens believed held by Syrian President Ba...
Oct 18, 2020
Brazil registers 10,982 new cases of COVID-19, deaths rise to 153,905
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil reported 10,982 new cases of COVID-19 and 230 deaths from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. The South Am...
Oct 18, 2020
Lopez Obrador criticizes DEA role in Mexico after ex-army chief’s arrest
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president has criticized the historic role played by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in his country days after a former Mexican army chief was arrested ...
Oct 18, 2020
