Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan government spokesman: expects BOJ to take proper coronavirus steps
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top government spokesman, Katsunobu Kato, said on Thursday he expected the Bank of Japan to continue taking measures to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and other necessar...
Sep 17, 2020
Sex toys company logo a no-go for Dutch club
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch top flight club FC Emmen will not be allowed to enter into a shirt sponsorship deal with a company that makes sex toys, the Dutch football association (KNVB) has said. Emme...
Sep 17, 2020
MLB roundup: Dodgers first to clinch playoff spot
Will Smith drove in three runs and AJ Pollock and Chris Taylor hit solo homers Wednesday afternoon as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 7-5 in the rubber match of a three-...
Sep 17, 2020
Commerzbank board member to exit, continuing management upheaval
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank's management shake-up continued on Thursday with an announcement that the board member responsible for private clients, Michael Mandel, would leave the German lender....
Sep 17, 2020
A Nobel for Thunberg? In the age of climate change and virus, it is possible
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - This year's Nobel Peace Prize could go to green campaigner Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future movement to highlight the link between environmental damage and ...
Sep 17, 2020
UK sticking with local measures to control COVID-19 for now: minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Nationwide measures to control the spread of coronavirus in Britain are not currently needed, said junior health minister Edward Argar, adding that the government was sticking with ...
Sep 17, 2020
Russia’s coronavirus death toll passes 19,000
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's death toll from the novel coronavirus passed 19,000 on Thursday, as the country reported 144 new deaths in the previous 24 hours. The country's coronavirus crisis response ...
Sep 17, 2020
Australia’s jobless rate slips, but youth face tough times
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's jobless rate unexpectedly slipped from a 22-year high in August as employment surged past expectations helped by part-time work, but the economic toll fr...
Sep 17, 2020
China lodges complaint with US over senior official visiting Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it had lodged a formal complaint with the United States about the upcoming visit of U.S. Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach t...
Sep 17, 2020
Stick to rules to avoid further lockdowns says UK minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain can avoid further local restrictions and another national lockdown by sticking to the rules such as not meeting in groups of more than six people, junior health minister Edw...
Sep 17, 2020
