Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Korea ready to boost policy support should virus outbreak worsen: vice finance minister
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is ready to boost policy support to aid the economy hammered by the coronavirus should the rate of infection worsen significantly, its vice finance minister said on Tuesd...
Aug 31, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state reports 70 new COVID-19 infections in past 24 hours
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second most populous state Victoria -- the epicentre of the country's COVID-19 outbreak -- said on Tuesday 70 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in th...
Aug 31, 2020
Largest faction of Japan’s ruling party backs Suga in leadership race: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - The largest faction of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has backed Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to become the party's leader, giving him overwhelming support a...
Aug 31, 2020
Sevastova picks up first win of year to send Gauff to exit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anastasija Sevastova beat American teenager Coco Gauff 6-3 5-7 6-4 to claim her first match win of the year on Monday and advance to the second round of the U.S. Open. In a ragged...
Aug 31, 2020
English schools reopen with pressure on PM Johnson after COVID-19 closure
LONDON (Reuters) - Schools in England and Wales will finally reopen on Tuesday to all students for a new term after the COVID-19 pandemic forced their closure, leading to cancelled exams and throwing ...
Aug 31, 2020
Mexico delays decision for section of ‘Mayan Train’ project eyed by BlackRock
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico on Monday said it had "deferred" issuing a decision over a tender for a section of the "Mayan Train" rail project, a major government infrastructure initiative in which ...
Aug 31, 2020
London financial district asks if it should remove statues linked to slavery
LONDON (Reuters) - The governing body in charge of London's financial district is asking for views on whether to take down statues and other landmarks with historic links to slavery and racism, as par...
Aug 31, 2020
South Korea revised second-quarter GDP down 3.2%, ticks up from advanced estimates
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's economy turned out to have shrunk by a seasonally adjusted 3.2% in the April-June period from the previous quarter, revised central bank data showed on Tuesday, just a ...
Aug 31, 2020
Facebook partners with external researchers to study its impact during U.S. election
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Monday it is partnering with external researchers to examine the impact of the social media site on society during the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The company sai...
Aug 31, 2020
Blackstone-backed Patria raises $1.8 billion Latam infrastructure fund
By Carolina Mandl SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian private equity firm Patria Investimentos has raised a 10 billion-real ($1.83 billion) fund to invest in infrastructure in Brazil and elsewhere in Lati...
Aug 31, 2020
