Author Archives: Syndicated Content
PipeChina halts construction at Beihai LNG terminal after fire kills five
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - PipeChina has suspended construction work at the second phase of its Beihai liquefied natural gas terminal in southern China after a fire that killed five people, the com...
Nov 03, 2020
North Korea is building two new submarines capable of firing ballistic missiles -Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is building two new submarines capable of firing ballistic missiles, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, citing the National Intelligence Service. (Repo...
Nov 03, 2020
Czech Republic reports 9,241 new coronavirus cases, 225 deaths
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic reported 9,241 new coronavirus cases for Nov. 2, and 225 new deaths, data from the health ministry showed on Tuesday. The tally of infections rose to 350,896 in t...
Nov 03, 2020
Bayer flags $750 million higher Roundup settlement bill
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Drugs and farming pesticides maker Bayer said the costs of its settlement over claims its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, initially put at $11 billion, would be $750 million hi...
Nov 03, 2020
Ukraine reports record daily new coronavirus cases
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine registered a record 8,899 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Tuesday, up from the Oct. 30 high of 8,312. Total infections stood at 411,093 by...
Nov 03, 2020
#SavePornhub: Thailand's online porn ban prompts backlash
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government said on Tuesday it had banned Pornhub and 190 other websites showing pornography, prompting social media anger over censorship and ...
Nov 03, 2020
Saudi Aramco third-quarter profit slumps 44.6% as pandemic chokes demand
By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Rania El Gamal DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian state oil group Aramco on Tuesday reported a 44.6% drop in third-quarter net profit, in line with analysts' estimates, dented by ...
Nov 03, 2020
Russian online retailer Ozon files registration statement for U.S. IPO
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian online retailer Ozon said on Tuesday it had filed for an initial public offering of its American Depositary Shares (ADSs) with U.S. regulators. The e-commerce firm intends t...
Nov 03, 2020
Louisiana man sentenced to 25 years for setting fire to Black churches
(Reuters) - A young white man was sentenced on Monday to 25 years in prison by a federal court in Lafayette, Louisiana after he pleaded guilty to setting three historically Black churches on fire. Fed...
Nov 03, 2020
Latam FX to edge up initially if Democrats sweep U.S. vote
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Latin American currencies are poised to edge up briefly against a weaker U.S. dollar with a potential Democrat sweep in the U.S. elections, but domestic chall...
Nov 03, 2020
