Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Oil major Chevron invests in nuclear fusion startup Zap Energy
(Reuters) - Oil major Chevron Corp said on Wednesday it is investing in Zap Energy Inc, joining Italy's ENI and Norwegian state oil company Equinor who have also backed nuclear fusion startups to redu...
Aug 12, 2020
UK life insurers pay 90 million pounds in COVID-19 claims: trade body
LONDON (Reuters) - British life insurers paid 90 million pounds ($117.18 million) in claims related to deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the three months to end-May, the Association of British Insu...
Aug 12, 2020
UK housing boom gathers pace, but fears of a bust grow too: RICS
LONDON (Reuters) - The rebound in Britain's housing market gathered more pace in July with a measure of property prices turning positive for the first time since the coronavirus crisis engulfed the co...
Aug 12, 2020
Australia’s Victoria reports 278 new coronavirus cases, eight deaths
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria on Thursday said eight people had died from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, a day after recording the deadliest day of the p...
Aug 12, 2020
Bucks’ Giannis gets one-game ban for headbutting incident
(Reuters) - Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been handed a one-game suspension for headbutting Washington Wizards center Moe Wagner during a game on Tuesday, the NBA said. Reigning MV...
Aug 12, 2020
Trump releases recommendations for reopening U.S. schools
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday released eight recommendations for reopening U.S. schools amid the coronavirus pandemic, including that masks be used when social distan...
Aug 12, 2020
Passengers from mainland China to be allowed temporary transit through Hong Kong
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hong Kong International Airport said on Thursday that passengers from mainland China would be able to transit through Hong Kong to other destinations from Aug. 15 until Oct. 15, in ...
Aug 12, 2020
Vroom shares tumble as COVID-19 hits first post-IPO results
(Reuters) - Shares of Vroom Inc tumbled 14% on Wednesday, as the COVID-19 pandemic fueled a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss in the online used car seller's first set of results since its blockbust...
Aug 12, 2020
Saudi Arabian King Salman arrives in NEOM for rest and relaxation: state news agency
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz arrived in the NEOM economic zone on Wednesday for a period of rest and relaxation, according to state news agency SPA. The 84-year-old king h...
Aug 12, 2020
Trump hair rinsing complaints prompt U.S. to ease shower standards
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government proposed rule changes on Wednesday that would allow shower heads to boost water pressure, after President Donald Trump repeatedly complain...
Aug 12, 2020
