Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indonesia reports 3,141 new coronavirus infections, 118 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 3,141 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 221,523, data from the country's COVID-19 task force sh...
Sep 14, 2020
Philippines reports another record spike in daily coronavirus deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines on Monday reported a record daily increase in new coronavirus deaths for the second time in three days, adding 259 more fatalities to bring the total to 4,630. In a ...
Sep 14, 2020
EU, China sign food protection deal ahead of challenging summit
By Philip Blenkinsop and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and China signed a deal on Monday to protect each other's exported food and drinks items from feta cheese to Pixian bean p...
Sep 14, 2020
Alibaba is in talks to invest $3 billion in Grab: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is in talks to invest $3 billion into Southeast Asia's biggest ridehailing firm Grab Holdings Inc, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with ...
Sep 14, 2020
WHO head urges rich nations to join vaccine scheme by Friday deadline
ZURICH (Reuters) - Countries should join the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVAX vaccine facility by a Friday deadline to help ensure that immunizations are fairly and efficiently distributed, WHO...
Sep 14, 2020
Belarus leader in Russia on mission to win Putin’s backing
By Katya Golubkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus arrived in Russia to meet Vladimir Putin on Monday, seeking Moscow's backing after a fifth consecutive weekend of huge p...
Sep 14, 2020
Germany says French, Swedish labs confirm Navalny’s Novichok poisoning
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government said on Monday two more laboratories have independently confirmed that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-style nerve agent Novichok an...
Sep 14, 2020
Indian government to infuse $2.72 billion in state-run banks
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's government sought parliamentary approval to inject 200 billion rupees ($2.72 billion) in state-run banks in the current fiscal year, to help lenders mitigate the expected...
Sep 14, 2020
German economic recovery weakens but set to continue in second-half: ministry
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis has weakened but the revival is likely to continue in the rest of 2020, the Economy Ministry said on Monday. Europe's largest...
Sep 14, 2020
Police in Belarus detained 774 people at protests on eve of Putin summit
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police detained 774 people on Sunday at huge anti-government protests across Belarus, including 500 people detained in the capital Minsk, the Belarusian Interior Ministry said on Mo...
Sep 14, 2020
