Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hong Kong leader reiterates call to stay at home to curb spread of COVID-19
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday again urged residents of the densely populated city to stay at home and avoid unnecessary family gatherings as the global financial hub scr...
Nov 30, 2020
Irish PM hopeful Brexit deal can be done this week: report
DUBLIN (Reuters) - British and European Union negotiators have the options in front of them to conclude a Brexit free-trade deal this week, Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin was quoted as saying on ...
Nov 30, 2020
China's November factory activity growth hits decade high: Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - Activity in China's factory sector accelerated at the fastest pace in a decade in November, a business survey showed on Tuesday, as the world's second-largest economy recovers to p...
Nov 30, 2020
Biden budget pick Neera Tanden a lightning rod in Washington
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Neera Tanden, President-elect Joe Biden's outspoken nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget, faces a challenge winning Senate confirmation after a W...
Nov 30, 2020
Oil falls as OPEC+ talks delays raise supply concerns
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped on Tuesday amid concerns over mounting supply after leading producers delayed talks on 2021 output policy that could extend production cuts as the coronavirus pand...
Nov 30, 2020
U.S. judge rejects $648 million Bayer PCB contamination settlement
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal judge has rejected Bayer AG's proposed $648 million settlement of class-action litigation by cities and other claimants over contamination from polychlorinate...
Nov 30, 2020
Protest staged over murder of French businessman in Mexico
By Carlos Carrillo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A few hundred people marched in central Mexico City on Monday to protest the killing of a French businessman and his Mexican colleague over the weekend, the ...
Nov 30, 2020
Mexico reports 6,472 new coronavirus cases, 285 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Monday reported 6,472 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 285 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 1,113,543 cas...
Nov 30, 2020
Australia government spending rises in third quarter, adds to GDP
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian government spending posted another solid rise in the September quarter as a host of fiscal stimulus programmes supported incomes and employment in the wake of nation-wide...
Nov 30, 2020
Nepal's female soldiers break taboos to tackle COVID crisis
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU(Reuters) - Four women wearing protective gear lift the body of a coronavirus victim at the Pashupati crematorium in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, and hand it over to crematory ...
Nov 30, 2020
