Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tencent second-quarter profit beats as games outperform
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings Ltd said second-quarter net profit rose 37%, beating market estimates, on higher demand for its video games as coronavirus-...
Aug 12, 2020
Euro zone industry output rebound disappoints for second straight month
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone industrial production rose in June, official data showed on Wednesday, but the rebound after coronavirus-induced record drops in March and April was below expectations f...
Aug 12, 2020
Philippines talking to Russian vaccine maker on trials, seeks ‘complete dossier’
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine scientists were set on Wednesday to meet representatives of the Russian research facility that developed a coronavirus vaccine, to discuss possible particip...
Aug 12, 2020
Lebanon economy minister says has flour to last four months
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon has 32,000 tonnes of flour in addition to 110,000 tonnes that has arrived or will arrive in the coming two weeks, the economy minister said on Wednesday. "This means we have...
Aug 12, 2020
France to ramp up police checks to ensure masks are worn
PARIS (Reuters) - France will gradually ramp up police checks to ensure people wear face masks where it is mandatory and respect social distancing amidst a new surge of COVID-19 infections, the govern...
Aug 12, 2020
Hong Kong reports 62 new coronavirus cases
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported 62 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, as authorities cautioned that the global financial hub still faced a critical period to contain further transmissions of...
Aug 12, 2020
Indian villagers tire of coronavirus rules just as rural cases surge
By Krishna N. Das and Sudarshan Varadhan BAIHATA CHARIALI/KARALAPAKKAM, India (Reuters) - Harmahan Deka doesn't wear a mask anymore to avoid the novel coronavirus nor does he try to keep a safe distan...
Aug 12, 2020
China to raise issues surrounding WeChat, TikTok in trade talks with U.S.: Bloomberg
(Reuters) - Trade negotiators from the United States and China will discuss the implementation of the phase one trade deal in the coming days, with China likely to bring up issues surrounding TikTok a...
Aug 12, 2020
Philippines records 93 more coronavirus deaths, biggest jump in nearly a month
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines on Wednesday reported 93 more coronavirus fatalities, the highest daily increase in the Southeast Asian country since July 18, taking its death toll to 2,404. A heal...
Aug 12, 2020
No human pyramids in Mumbai’s ‘Lord Krishna’ festival due to coronavirus
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) - There were no human pyramids in Mumbai's Janmashtami festival celebrating Lord Krishna on Wednesday, which normally attracts thousands onto the streets, due t...
Aug 12, 2020
