Author Archives: Syndicated Content
SoftBank Group restarts dividend as finances stabilise
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp said on Friday it would pay an interim dividend of 22 yen per share, the same as the previous fiscal year, after a series of massive asset sales sta...
Oct 22, 2020
IMF concerned over post-COVID social unrest across Latin America, official says
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is concerned that social unrest will make a comeback in "lots of countries" across Latin America once the COVID-19 pandemic reced...
Oct 22, 2020
Munoz grabs lead, Woods struggles at Zozo Championship
(Reuters) - Sebastian Munoz had an eventful opening round that included two eagles in an eight-under-par 64 that gave him a one-shot lead at the Zozo Championship on Thursday while Tiger Woods' bid fo...
Oct 22, 2020
Blood of recovered COVID-19 patients shows little benefit as treatment
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Using blood of recovered COVID-19 patients - or so-called convalescent plasma - as a potential treatment is of little benefit in helping hospitalised patients fight ...
Oct 22, 2020
Sewage can reveal COVID outbreaks, UK project finds
LONDON (Reuters) - Traces of COVID-19 can be successfully detected in sewage, helping to give health officials an early warning of local outbreaks of the virus, the British government said on Friday. ...
Oct 22, 2020
UK plans for self-driving cars threaten safety: insurance group
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - British government plans that could allow self-driving cars on motorways as soon as 2021 would put lives at risk because the available automated technology falls well ...
Oct 22, 2020
Venezuela’s Maduro, citing Pope, asks congress to consider same-sex marriage
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday asked the country's National Assembly to discuss same-sex marriage during its next term beginning in January, citing Pope Francis' c...
Oct 22, 2020
No. 1 seed Goffin ousted by Giron in Antwerp
American qualifier Marcos Giron pulled off an upset of Belgium's David Goffin on Thursday at the European Open in Antwerp, Belgium, knocking out No. 1 seed in straight sets. Giron, ranked No. 94, took...
Oct 22, 2020
Europe daily coronavirus cases double in 10 days, reports 200,000 daily cases for the first time
By Anurag Maan and Shaina Ahluwalia (Reuters) - Europe's reported coronavirus cases more than doubled in 10 days, crossing 200,000 daily infections for the first time on Thursday, according to a Reute...
Oct 22, 2020
California drivers sue Uber over in-app messages asking to support ballot measure
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - California Uber Technologies Inc drivers on Thursday sued the ride-hailing company over in-app messages regarding an upcoming gig worker ballot measure that the drivers say ...
Oct 22, 2020
