Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Amazon to create further 7,000 jobs in UK in 2020
LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon will create a further 7,000 permanent jobs across the United Kingdom in 2020, taking total new jobs this year to 10,000, it said on Thursday. The U.S. internet giant said the...
Sep 03, 2020
Indonesia reports new record in daily coronavirus infections
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Thursday reported 3,622 new coronavirus infections, a record high in daily cases, and 134 new deaths, data from the country's COVID-19 task force showed. The number of...
Sep 03, 2020
Hong Kong court says media tycoon Jimmy Lai not guilty of criminal intimidation in 2017 case
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court declared media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai not guilty of criminal intimidation on Thursday, ending one several cases against him after his high-...
Sep 03, 2020
McDonald’s takes action against Australia’s Burger King over ‘Big Jack’
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Global fast food giant McDonald's Corp. has filed a trademark infringement notice in Australia after the local unit of Burger King created a similar product called the "Big Jack,...
Sep 03, 2020
World food price index rises for third month running in August: FAO
ROME (Reuters) - World food prices rose for a third month running in August, led by coarse grains, vegetable oils and sugar, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture O...
Sep 03, 2020
South Korea scrambles to add hospital beds as COVID-19 resurgence strains system
By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea, scrambling to control a second wave of COVID-19, vowed on Thursday to double its critical-care hospital beds amid a severe shortage, highl...
Sep 03, 2020
Facebook bans Indian ruling party politician for policy violation
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has banned a member of India's ruling party for violating its policies covering violence and hate, as Mark Zuckerberg's company finds itself caught in a political de...
Sep 03, 2020
Euro zone economic recovery loses momentum in August: PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone's rebound from its deepest downturn on record faltered in August as growth in the bloc's dominant service industry almost ground to a halt, a survey showed on Thursday...
Sep 03, 2020
Philippines confirms 1,987 new coronavirus infections, 65 deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Thursday recorded 1,987 additional novel coronavirus infections, a new five-week low, and 65 additional deaths. In a bulletin, the ministry said ...
Sep 03, 2020
German private-sector recovery slows as services struggle: PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The recovery of Germany's services sector from the coronavirus shock lost steam in August, slowing the broader rebound of the private sector in Europe's largest economy, a survey sh...
Sep 03, 2020
