Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New Zealand delays election process as it plunges back into coronavirus lockdown
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday delayed a key step toward next month's general election, as the country was plunged back into lockdown af...
Aug 11, 2020
Toshiba says likely to report first-quarter operating loss on coronavirus impact
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese industrial conglomerate Toshiba Corp said on Wednesday it was likely to report an operating loss for the April-June period, its first negative quarter in nearly four years, ...
Aug 11, 2020
Asian markets set for mixed trade amid U.S. stimulus wrangling
By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set for choppy trade on Wednesday after Wall Street dipped amid growing uncertainty about an additional round of U.S. fiscal stimulus. New Z...
Aug 11, 2020
Brazil’s privatization czar resigns amid economic slowdown
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's privatization secretary Salim Mattar resigned on Tuesday, economy minister Paulo Guedes said, suggesting he was leaving the government because of the slow pace of privati...
Aug 11, 2020
Airbnb backs OECD approach to digital services tax
LONDON (Reuters) - Home rental startup Airbnb said on Wednesday it supported the development of a digital services tax regime being discussed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developm...
Aug 11, 2020
Defectors say South Korea investigations threaten North Korean ‘Underground Railroad’
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A combination of coronavirus border closures and an unprecedented pressure campaign by a South Korean government keen to engage with North Korea may destroy networks ...
Aug 11, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. ban on TikTok could cut it off from app stores, advertisers – White House document
By Karen Freifeld and Alexandra Alper NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's executive order banning China's TikTok could prevent U.S. app stores from offering the popular short-vide...
Aug 11, 2020
New Zealand PM Ardern says dissolution of parliament deferred
(Reuters) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that the dissolution of parliament to make way for a general election has been deferred until Monday, following the latest COV...
Aug 11, 2020
Britain tightens online campaigning rules to protect elections
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain plans to tighten rules around online campaigning to make political parties and campaigners state more clearly who they are, the government said on Wednesday, seeking to alla...
Aug 11, 2020
Australia’s Victoria has deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria reported on Wednesday its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic with 21 fatalities in the last 24 hours and 410 new daily case...
Aug 11, 2020
