Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China halts beef imports from Australian firm over banned substance: customs
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has suspended imports of beef from Australian firm John Dee Warwick after it detected a banned substance in some of the company's products, the country's customs administrat...
Aug 27, 2020
China reports 9 new mainland COVID-19 cases vs. 8 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported nine new COVID-19 cases in the mainland on Aug. 27, compared with eight a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Friday. The National Health Commission...
Aug 27, 2020
U.S. seeks to seize 280 cryptocurrency accounts tied to North Korean hacks
(Reuters) - The U.S. government sought on Thursday to seize 280 cryptocurrency accounts it said were used by North Korean hackers who stole millions of dollars of cryptocurrency from two virtual excha...
Aug 27, 2020
Asian stocks may be choppy despite U.S. Fed inflation shift, COVID outlook
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian equities are likely to have a bumpy ride on Friday after U.S. stocks scaled new peaks for a third straight day and bond yields surged on the Federal Res...
Aug 27, 2020
Japan Display to sell screen plant to Sharp for $390 million, repay debt to Apple
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Display said on Friday it has agreed to sell a smartphone screen plant to Sharp Corp for $390 million, raising funds to repay debt it owes Apple Inc for the plant construction ...
Aug 27, 2020
California approves largest ever utility program to expand EV charging
(Reuters) - California on Thursday approved a $437 million effort to build thousands of electric vehicle chargers, its utility regulator said, calling it the nation's largest ever utility program to e...
Aug 27, 2020
UK business confidence rises from lows, job cuts on the way: Lloyds
LONDON (Reuters) - British business confidence has ticked up but remains far below usual levels as the economy struggles to cope with social distancing and employers are preparing to cut jobs, a surve...
Aug 27, 2020
Britain backs COVID-19 immunity studies with 8.4 million pounds
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday it will back three nationwide COVID-19 studies with 8.4 million pounds ($11 million) to fund research into understanding human immune responses to the pandemi...
Aug 27, 2020
Teenager in Wisconsin shootings charged with six criminal counts: complaint
(Reuters) - Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old who was arrested in connection with shootings in Wisconsin that led to the death of two people and injury of another, has been charged with six criminal c...
Aug 27, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state reports 113 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second most populous state of Victoria on Friday said 12 people died from the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours and it reported 113 new cases. Victoria, which has bec...
Aug 27, 2020
