Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Malaysia reports 649 new coronavirus cases with no new deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's health ministry reported 649 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising the cumulative total to 30,090 infections. The Southeast Asian country recorded no new death...
Oct 29, 2020
Kremlin says Russian healthcare under ‘maximum’ pressure due to COVID-19
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia's healthcare system was under "maximum" pressure due to COVID-19 and that more than 90% of hospital beds in some regions were full. Russia's...
Oct 29, 2020
Xiaomi bucks trend of contracting China smartphone market in third quarter: Counterpoint
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's smartphone market continued its steady contraction in the third quarter, with shipments declining 14% year-on-year, research firm Counterpoint reported on Friday. Xiaomi C...
Oct 29, 2020
South Korea expresses ‘serious concern’ over any Japanese radioactive water dump
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea expressed alarm on Thursday about the possibility that Japan will dump more than one million tonnes of contaminated water from the tsunami-damaged Fukushi...
Oct 29, 2020
Republican moderate Susan Collins fights for her political life in Trump era
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Susan Collins is fighting for her political life in a race that could decide control of the Senate, having enjoyed years of popularity as an indepen...
Oct 29, 2020
TikTok owner ByteDance launches education technology brand Dali for China
By Yingzhi Yang and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing-based ByteDance announced a standalone education technology (edtech) brand Dali for the Chinese market on Thursday, becoming another major te...
Oct 29, 2020
Analysis: If Biden wins U.S. election, Brazil’s Bolsonaro loses key trade, climate ally
By Anthony Boadle and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Victory by Democrat Joe Biden in next week's U.S. presidential election could put the environment and human rights at the top of the coun...
Oct 29, 2020
UK mortgage approvals hit 13-year high, consumer lending slides
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British lenders approved the highest number of mortgages since September 2007 last month, unexpectedly extending a post-lockdown surge, but there was a record drop...
Oct 29, 2020
German unemployment falls sharply before partial lockdown
By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) - German unemployment fell much more than expected in October and demand for job protection schemes kept declining as the labour market in Europe's largest economy...
Oct 29, 2020
Euro zone faces risk of double dip recession, ECB supervisor says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The euro zone faces the risk of a double dip recession as new economic restrictions are put in place to contain the coronavirus pandemic, European Central Bank supervisor Kerstin...
Oct 29, 2020
