Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
Back from the dead? Stem cells give hope for revival of Malaysia’s extinct rhinos
By Joseph Sipalan KUANTAN, Malaysia (Reuters) - Some skin, eggs and tissue samples are all that remain of Malaysia's last rhino, Iman, who died last November after years of failed breeding attempts. N...
Aug 12, 2020
Smartphone shipments in China plunge 35% in July: government data
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Smartphone shipments in China plunged 35% in July compared with a year earlier, government data released on Tuesday shows. The numbers suggest handset demand in China remains weak...
Aug 12, 2020
Singapore reports 42 new coronavirus cases, lowest daily count in 4.5 months
(Reuters) - Singapore on Wednesday reported 42 new COVID-19 cases, its lowest daily count in about four and a half months. The city-state went into a lockdown in mid-April after mass outbreaks in cram...
Aug 12, 2020
Scholz pick helps Germany’s Social Democrats to surpass Greens in polls
BERLIN (Reuters) - The decision of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) to nominate Finance Minister Olaf Scholz as chancellor candidate has given the centre-left party a popularity boost, helping them to...
Aug 12, 2020
Russia says allegations COVID-19 vaccine is unsafe are groundless: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Wednesday allegations that Russia's COVID-19 vaccine was unsafe were groundless and driven by competition, the Interfax news agency ...
Aug 12, 2020
UK finance minister Sunak sees promising signs after record GDP hit
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak said there were some "promising signs" that the country's economy was recovering from its record economic crash during the coronavirus lockdown ...
Aug 12, 2020
Telecoms lift European stocks after Sunrise buyout offer
(Reuters) - Telecoms stocks boosted European bourses on Wednesday following Liberty Global's takeover offer for Sunrise Communications, while London's FTSE 100 gained on bets of domestic stimulus afte...
Aug 12, 2020
