Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan and U.S. begin major military exercise as concern about China grows
By Tim Kelly ON BOARD JS KAGA (Reuters) - Japan and the United States on Monday began air, sea and land exercises around Japan in a show of force in the face of increased Chinese military activity in ...
Oct 26, 2020
UK’s Johnson says holiday hunger for school children is an issue
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he fully accepted that children going hungry during school holidays was a problem during the pandemic but said he had not spoken ...
Oct 26, 2020
Second German district to enter lockdown after spike in coronavirus cases
BERLIN (Reuters) - Residents of a district in the German state of Bavaria will from Tuesday be banned from leaving their homes without a valid reason and schools and kindergartens will shut for two we...
Oct 26, 2020
Investors line up for Ant Group’s record $34.4 billion IPO
By Julie Zhu and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ant Group Co Ltd is poised to raise up to $34.4 billion in the world's largest stock market debut as investors rush to buy into the fast-growing Ch...
Oct 26, 2020
Three-way talks on Blue Nile dam dispute to resume Tuesday
By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Negotiations between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over a controversial multi-billion dollar dam on the Blue Nile will resume on Tuesday, nearly two months aft...
Oct 26, 2020
Emerging markets’ dollar debt tops $4 trillion for first time, BIS says
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Dollar-denominated debt in emerging markets has risen past $4 trillion for the first time following a surge in issuance during the COVID-19 crisis, data from the Bank ...
Oct 26, 2020
Climate activists abseil from bridges, halt Frankfurt rush-hour traffic
BERLIN (Reuters) - Climate activists abseiled from bridges near Germany's financial hub Frankfurt on Monday in protest at the planned expansion of a motorway, causing backed-up traffic on busy roads d...
Oct 26, 2020
EU’s Barnier heads for London for Brexit deal talks
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier is due in London on Monday for talks with Britain to find out whether a deal on future relations can be struck to avoid widespread trade ...
Oct 26, 2020
Futures slip as virus cases surge, stimulus uncertainty weighs
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures weakened on Monday, as surging coronavirus cases and a stalemate in Washington over the next fiscal aid bill darkened the economic outlook in the ru...
Oct 26, 2020
Vietnam PM urges Trump to take objective view in trade dispute
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's prime minister said on Monday the country's exchange rate policy was not aimed at helping its exports and asked that U.S. President Donald Trump have "a more objective asse...
Oct 26, 2020
