Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mainland China reports seven new COVID-19 cases vs. 10 a day earlier
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported seven new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 23, down from 10 reported a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Thursday. The National H...
Sep 23, 2020
U.S. sports figures decry ruling in Breonna Taylor shooting
(Reuters) - Colin Kaepernick headlined the list of individuals from the sporting world who spoke out on Wednesday after police officers were cleared of criminal charges in the death of Breonna Taylor,...
Sep 23, 2020
Woods to defend Zozo Championship title next month
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods will defend his Zozo Championship title next month at Sherwood Country Club in California, the PGA Tour said on Wednesday. The 78-player tournament, which will be held Oct. 22-...
Sep 23, 2020
Dollar shines as virus, economy woes hit risk assets
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar extended gains against most currencies on Thursday as signs of economic slowdown in Europe and the United States renewed concern about a second wave of co...
Sep 23, 2020
Australia’s Westpac agrees to $920 mln fine over exploitation payments
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Westpac Banking Corp agreed to pay a record A$1.3 billion ($920 million) fine to settle a lawsuit accusing it of enabling millions of payments to people ex...
Sep 23, 2020
Singapore’s Wilmar unit to raise $2 billion in China IPO
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore agribusiness Wilmar International said on Thursday its China business, Yihai Kerry Arawana (YKA), was set to raise 13.9 billion yuan ($2.06 billion) in its proposed ini...
Sep 23, 2020
Asian stocks open lower as faith in global recovery slips
By Imani Moise NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks opened lower on Thursday, tracking a sharply lower Wall Street session amid fresh concerns that the global economic recovery is running out of steam. U...
Sep 23, 2020
Some in BOJ warned pandemic could delay Japan’s recovery, hit banks -July meeting minutes
TOKYO (Reuters) - Some Bank of Japan board members warned a resurgence in the coronavirus pandemic could delay Japan's economic recovery and destabilise its banking system by pushing more companies un...
Sep 23, 2020
COVID-19 smartphone app finally launches in England and Wales
LONDON (Reuters) - England and Wales launch a COVID-19 smartphone app on Thursday, allowing users to trace contacts, check the local level of risk and record visits to venues such as pubs, four months...
Sep 23, 2020
Australia to overhaul bankruptcy laws to help firms over COVID-19
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Thursday unveiled its biggest shakeup in bankruptcy laws in nearly three decades, allowing businesses to trade while insolvent and take more control over debt restructu...
Sep 23, 2020
