Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Belgian hospitals stock up on drugs, kits for possible second COVID wave
By Clement Rossignol and Christian Levaux BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian hospitals are stockpiling drugs and protective kits and putting in place contingency plans amid a continuing spike in new COVID-1...
Syndicated Content Aug 14, 2020
U.S. crackdown on Confucius Institutes demonises the program, says China
BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. crackdown on Confucius Institutes demonises and stigmatises the normal functioning of the program, China's foreign ministry said on Friday. The Institutes have been observin...
Syndicated Content Aug 14, 2020
Russia reports more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 5,065 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, bringing its nationwide tally to 912,823, the fourth highest caseload in the world. Russia's coronavirus crisis r...
Syndicated Content Aug 14, 2020
Travel stocks drag Europe lower after fresh UK quarantine rule
(Reuters) - European shares fell on Friday as travel stocks took a hit after Britain added more European countries to its quarantine list, while disappointing retail sales data from China raised doubt...
Syndicated Content Aug 14, 2020
U.S. envoy to Uzbekistan urges release of detained journalist
TASHKENT (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Uzbekistan has urged the Central Asian nation and its neighbour Kyrgyzstan to set free an Uzbek journalist detained on suspicion of anonymously criticising ...
Syndicated Content Aug 14, 2020
Thai second-quarter GDP to post record contraction, slow recovery seen: Reuters poll
By Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy likely shrank by a new record in April-June, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as the coronavirus pandemic battered tourism and domestic spendi...
Syndicated Content Aug 14, 2020
Air France-KLM and French travel stocks hit by UK quarantine measure
PARIS (Reuters) - Shares in Air France-KLM and other French travel stocks fell on Friday after the United Kingdom decided to impose a 14-day quarantine on all arrivals from France. Air France-KLM shar...
Syndicated Content Aug 14, 2020
Militants kill two police in Kashmir ahead of India’s Independence Day
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Militants attacked a police team in Kashmir on Friday, killing two officers and wounding one despite tight security in the disputed Muslim-majority region ahead o...
Syndicated Content Aug 14, 2020
Vietnam privatisation plans further behind schedule due to pandemic
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's plan to privatise scores of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has fallen further behind schedule amid the pandemic, with only 37 companies divested so far out of a target of 1...
Syndicated Content Aug 14, 2020
South Korea finance minister sees third-quarter GDP bouncing back to growth quarter-on-quarter
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's economy is seen bouncing back to sequential growth in the third quarter given signs of gradual recovery in recent economic data, but a slump in exports remains a major ...
Syndicated Content Aug 14, 2020




