Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tencent says WeChat will struggle to attract new U.S. users while White House, courts spar over ban
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese social media leader Tencent Holdings Ltd has said its WeChat may not be able to win new users in the United States while the White House challenges a court ruling prevent...
Sep 21, 2020
UK at critical COVID-19 moment as trend goes in wrong direction
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pondering additional COVID-19 restrictions as Britain is at a critical moment in the novel coronavirus outbreak with the trend going in the wrong dir...
Sep 21, 2020
China’s Didi, BYD to launch co-designed ride-hailing EV – source
By Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing and electric vehicle maker BYD plan to launch this year a test batch of a vehicle they have designed for ride-ha...
Sep 21, 2020
‘Who is our enemy?’ Neutral Switzerland votes on fighter jets
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland, which last fought a foreign war more than 200 years ago and has no discernable enemies, wants to spend billions on new fighter jets. Many oppose the idea...
Sep 21, 2020
Czech Republic daily count of coronavirus cases drops to 985
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic's daily count of new coronavirus cases dropped to 985 on Sunday, the third day in a row the number has decreased, data from the Health Ministry showed on Monday. ...
Sep 21, 2020
Nikola Corp’s Trevor Milton steps down as executive chairman
(Reuters) - U.S. electric-truck maker Nikola Corp said on Sunday its executive chairman Trevor Milton has stepped down. (Reporting by Rama Venkat in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)
Sep 21, 2020
Exclusive: China to lose access to Australian space tracking station
By Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) - China will lose access to a strategic space tracking station in Western Australia when its contract expires, the facility's owners said, a decision that cuts int...
Sep 21, 2020
COVID-19 infections of Germany’s neighbours are worrying, minister says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Rising new coronavirus infection numbers in countries like France, Austria or the Netherlands are worrying, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Monday, adding that Germany wil...
Sep 21, 2020
Philippines’ Duterte eases overseas travel ban on health workers
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' president has eased an overseas travel ban on Filipino nurses and other medical workers to allow more to take jobs abroad, his spokesman said on Monday, as his gove...
Sep 21, 2020
Exclusive: Shell launches major cost-cutting drive to prepare for energy transition
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is looking to slash up to 40% off the cost of producing oil and gas in a major drive to save cash so it can overhaul its business and focus more on r...
Sep 21, 2020
