Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Portland mayor urges restraint, renunciation of violence after fatal shooting
By Steve Gorman and Maria Caspani (Reuters) - Officials in Portland, Oregon, said on Sunday they were braced for an escalation of protest-related violence that has convulsed the city for three months,...
Aug 30, 2020
Chinese investors snap up Hong Kong property as new security law deters foreigners
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - Mainland Chinese investors are scouring Hong Kong's commercial property market for bargains after prices plunged 30%, signalling a new wave of demand following anti-...
Aug 30, 2020
Keep on dining out, UK minister urges as popular cut-price offer ends
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak urged diners on Monday to keep going out to eat as a popular government scheme offering half-price food in restaurants this month drew to a clos...
Aug 30, 2020
South Korea’s factory activity grows for second month in a row in July
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's factory output grew for a second straight month in July, after marking the fastest growth since 2009 in June, though a resurgence in coronavirus infections is expected ...
Aug 30, 2020
Australia’s IOOF requests trading halt extension ahead of capital raise, deal
(Reuters) - Australian wealth manager IOOF Holdings Ltd requested on Monday that a trading halt placed on its shares be extended, ahead of a market announcement on a capital raising to fund a potentia...
Aug 30, 2020
NBA fines Schroder, Tucker $25,000 apiece
The NBA issued $25,000 fines to Dennis Schroder of the Oklahoma City Thunder and P.J. Tucker of the Houston Rockets on Sunday, one day after their on-court confrontation. Schroder was fined "for makin...
Aug 30, 2020
Brazil reports 566 coronavirus deaths on Sunday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 566 additional coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours and 16,158 new cases, the Health Ministry said on Sunday evening. The nation has now registered 12...
Aug 30, 2020
Colombia coronavirus cases pass 600,000, deaths close to 19,400
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in Colombia surpassed 600,000 on Sunday as deaths from the virus approach 19,400, ahead of the end to more than five months of lockdown. The Andean country has 607...
Aug 30, 2020
Biden condemns Portland violence, says Trump ‘recklessly encouraging’ it
By Michael Martina DETROIT (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday called violence at protests in Portland, Oregon, unacceptable and challenged President Donald Trump to stop "...
Aug 30, 2020
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen destroys explosive-laden boat in south of the Red Sea – SPA
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen intercepted and destroyed on Sunday a remotely controlled explosive-laden boat in the south of the Red Sea, state news agency (SPA) reported...
Aug 30, 2020
