Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Missile launch or storm repairs? Flurry of activity fuels speculation of North Korea test
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Analysts and security officials say they are watching for signs that North Korea may use an upcoming holiday to unveil new weapons or test fire a submarine-launched bal...
Sep 17, 2020
Heat seize 2-0 series lead over Celtics with second-half surge
Goran Dragic scored a game-high 25 points, Bam Adebayo had 15 of his 21 during a furious third-quarter comeback, and the Miami Heat rallied from an early 17-point deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 10...
Sep 17, 2020
SoftBank Group to sell U.S. cellphone distributor Brightstar in latest asset sale
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp said on Friday it would sell U.S. cellphone distributor Brightstar Global Group for an undisclosed price, marking the latest asset sale by the Japanese conglomera...
Sep 17, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,916 to 267,773: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,916 to 267,773, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday. The reported ...
Sep 17, 2020
U.S. CDC testing guidance was published against scientists’ objections: NYT
(Reuters) - Guidance about novel coronavirus testing posted last month on the website of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was not written by the agency's scientists and was po...
Sep 17, 2020
Apple to launch first online store in India next week
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Apple Inc will launch its first online store in India on Sept. 23, the iPhone maker said on Friday, coinciding with the country's festive season that rakes in some of the biggest...
Sep 17, 2020
British bird group issues gag order over Taiwan-China issue
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A British-based wild bird body has issued a gag order telling employees not to comment on its decision to expel a Taiwan conservation group that refused to sign a document related t...
Sep 17, 2020
Dollar steadies after falling overnight on downbeat U.S. data
By Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was steady in early Asia trading on Friday after falling overnight as downbeat U.S. data cast a shadow over the economic outlook, while the Japanese yen ...
Sep 17, 2020
China says it’s conducting military exercises near Taiwan Strait
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday it is conducting military exercises near the Taiwan Strait in response to the current situation there and to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrit...
Sep 17, 2020
China, Japan, South Korea agree to make ‘all policy efforts’ to fight pandemic
TOKYO (Reuters) - Finance ministers and central bank governors from China, Japan and South Korea discussed policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and regional financial cooperation, and agreed to c...
Sep 17, 2020
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