Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sailor being investigated for arson on U.S. warship that caught fire, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A United States Navy sailor is under investigation for possible arson aboard a warship that caught fire last month and injured dozens of people, a U.S. defense official told Reu...
Aug 26, 2020
Australian PM says proposed foreign veto powers not aimed at China
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - A proposed Australian law that would give the federal government powers to cancel any agreements local authorities and public institutions make or have made with fo...
Aug 26, 2020
South Korea reports 441 new coronavirus cases, most since March: KCDC
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 441 new coronavirus cases as of Wednesday, the most daily infections since early March when the country had the first large outbreak, the Korea Centers for Disea...
Aug 26, 2020
Osaka pulls out of Southern & Western Open to protest racial injustice
TOKYO (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka said she has pulled out of the semi-finals of the Southern & Western Open tennis tournament in protest at racial injustice. Osaka, who has a Japanese mother and Haitian f...
Aug 26, 2020
Indigenous tribe lifts protest on key Brazil grain route
BRASILIA (Reuters) - An indigenous tribe that blocked a key grain export route in the Amazon last week claiming compensation for environmental damage said on Wednesday they failed to reach agreement w...
Aug 26, 2020
Samsung Electronics to allow working from home in Sept.: official
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics plans to allow some workers in South Korea to work from home in September under a pilot program, a company official said on Thursday, as the country is battling a...
Aug 26, 2020
Dollar on backfoot as investors look for dovish Fed signals
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar wallowed near its lowest level for the week on Thursday as investors looked for hints from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell that the central bank mi...
Aug 26, 2020
China’s Xpeng increases U.S. IPO size to $1.5 billion, say sources
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng has increased the size of its U.S initial public offering (IPO) to about $1.49 billion, according to two sources with direct...
Aug 26, 2020
Honda goes small with first all-electric car
By Maki Shiraki UTSUNOMIYA, Japan (Reuters) - As many automakers bet on sedans and SUVs in the switch to electric vehicles (EV), Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd has decided smaller is better for its first-...
Aug 26, 2020
Osaka battles back to reach semis, Konta advances
(Reuters) - Naomi Osaka battled back from a set down to defeat Anett Kontaveit 4-6 6-2 7-5 on Wednesday and reach the Western & Southern Open semi-finals for the first time while British number one Jo...
Aug 26, 2020
