Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mexico records more than 6,000 new coronavirus cases
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Thursday reported 6,026 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, bringing the total in the country to 579,914 cases. It reported the same numbe...
Aug 27, 2020
Violent 24 hours in Rio de Janeiro, as shootouts plague city
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A family held hostage by drug traffickers. A violent police shootout on a busy street. A mother killed while shielding her three-year-old daughter from...
Aug 27, 2020
Japan PM Abe set to hold news conference amid health concerns
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to hold a news conference on Friday afternoon in which he is expected to address growing concerns about his health after two recent hospital...
Aug 27, 2020
China halts beef imports from Australian firm over banned substance: customs
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has suspended imports of beef from Australian firm John Dee Warwick after it detected a banned substance in some of the company's products, the country's customs administrat...
Aug 27, 2020
China reports 9 new mainland COVID-19 cases vs. 8 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported nine new COVID-19 cases in the mainland on Aug. 27, compared with eight a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Friday. The National Health Commission...
Aug 27, 2020
U.S. seeks to seize 280 cryptocurrency accounts tied to North Korean hacks
(Reuters) - The U.S. government sought on Thursday to seize 280 cryptocurrency accounts it said were used by North Korean hackers who stole millions of dollars of cryptocurrency from two virtual excha...
Aug 27, 2020
Asian stocks may be choppy despite U.S. Fed inflation shift, COVID outlook
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian equities are likely to have a bumpy ride on Friday after U.S. stocks scaled new peaks for a third straight day and bond yields surged on the Federal Res...
Aug 27, 2020
Japan Display to sell screen plant to Sharp for $390 million, repay debt to Apple
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Display said on Friday it has agreed to sell a smartphone screen plant to Sharp Corp for $390 million, raising funds to repay debt it owes Apple Inc for the plant construction ...
Aug 27, 2020
California approves largest ever utility program to expand EV charging
(Reuters) - California on Thursday approved a $437 million effort to build thousands of electric vehicle chargers, its utility regulator said, calling it the nation's largest ever utility program to e...
Aug 27, 2020
UK business confidence rises from lows, job cuts on the way: Lloyds
LONDON (Reuters) - British business confidence has ticked up but remains far below usual levels as the economy struggles to cope with social distancing and employers are preparing to cut jobs, a surve...
Aug 27, 2020
