Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVID-19 triggers shifts in traditions as South Korea celebrates thanksgiving
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Koreans will forego some of their most cherished traditions when they celebrate their thanksgiving holiday of Chuseok this week, as the coronavirus forces many ...
Sep 29, 2020
India's coronavirus infections surge to 6.23 million
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's coronavirus case tally surged to 6.23 million after it reported 80,472 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Wednesday. Deaths from...
Sep 29, 2020
David Attenborough leads call for world to invest $500 billion a year to protect nature
By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) - British broadcaster David Attenborough led a call from conservation groups on Wednesday for the world to invest $500 billion a year to halt the destruction of natur...
Sep 29, 2020
Seattle approves minimum pay rate for Uber and Lyft drivers
(Reuters) - The Seattle City Council passed a minimum pay standard for drivers for companies like Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc on Tuesday. Under the ordinance, effective January, the drivers wil...
Sep 29, 2020
Alibaba cloud division to be profitable within FY2021: CFO
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant Alibaba's cloud unit expects to be profitable within 2021, a senior executive said on Wednesday. Maggie Wu, chief financial officer of Alibaba, made the remark...
Sep 29, 2020
Watson concerned about future of British tennis
(Reuters) - Heather Watson has painted a bleak picture of the future of British tennis and called on its governing body to provide more support to promising young players. Watson joined compatriots An...
Sep 29, 2020
Chinese journalist targeted in Australian raid calls investigation 'baseless'
By Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese journalist whose home was raided as part of an Australian anti-interference investigation in June said the action was unfounded and "baseless", in a detail...
Sep 29, 2020
Hong Kong August home prices post biggest monthly drop since February
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Private home prices in Hong Kong fell 1.1% in August, their biggest monthly drop since February, official data by the Rating and Valuation Department showed on Wednesday, as the ...
Sep 29, 2020
Trump deflects debate question about whether he condemns white supremacists
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - President Donald Trump deflected an opportunity to condemn white supremacists during Tuesday's presidential debate, briefly telling one group to "stand back and stand by" befo...
Sep 29, 2020
Israel limits protests in new coronavirus lockdown law
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's parliament approved a government-backed edict on Wednesday likely to stifle protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged corruption ...
Sep 29, 2020
