Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. businesses in China face uncertainty as White House bans WeChat
By Pei Li HONG KONG (Reuters) - As Tencent assesses how its business might be impacted by a U.S. decision to ban its messenger app WeChat in the country, American companies in China may become uninten...
Aug 07, 2020
U.S. will sanction Hong Kong chief executive lam, other Chinese officials: Bloomberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration will sanction Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and other Chinese officials on Friday, according to Bloomberg, expressing U.S. discont...
Aug 07, 2020
Malta reimposes curbs as COVID-19 infections surge
VALLETTA (Reuters) - Malta banned mass gatherings and made it mandatory to wear masks in public on Friday as new coronavirus cases surged after having been reduced to zero for a week early in July. He...
Aug 07, 2020
Landslide kills 15 in southern India, more than 50 feared trapped
KOCHI, India (Reuters) - A landslide caused by torrential rains killed at least 15 tea garden workers in the southern Indian state of Kerala on Friday, and rescue workers were searching for more than ...
Aug 07, 2020
Poland to push ahead with limits on foreign media ownership, sources say
By Joanna Plucinska WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland is ready to craft rules to reduce foreign ownership of media outlets such as newspapers and TV channels, while making further changes to the judiciary, Po...
Aug 07, 2020
Former Catalan minister Puig should not be sent back to Spain, Brussels court says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A Brussels court ruled on Friday that a European arrest warrant issued against former Catalan minister Lluis Puig, a Belgian resident since 2017, should not be carried out. The Br...
Aug 07, 2020
Le Havre hostage-taker consumed by plight of Palestinians, say police
By Tangi Salan PARIS (Reuters) - The armed man who seized six hostages in a French bank on Thursday spoke to negotiators of hardships facing Palestinians and called himself a mujahid but made no refer...
Aug 07, 2020
Glass half empty: Italy, France seek wine output cut to prop up prices
By Silvia Ognibene and Dominique Vidalon FLORENCE/PARIS (Reuters) - Leading producers Italy and France are looking to slash premium wine output from the upcoming harvest to shore up prices after the c...
Aug 07, 2020
UK coronavirus reproduction rate rises to 0.8-1
LONDON (Reuters) - The reproduction number of the coronavirus among people in the United Kingdom has risen to 0.8-1, Britain's health ministry said on Friday. Last week, the R rate stood at 0.8-0.9, i...
Aug 07, 2020
Betting markets favor Biden over Trump, but odds narrow in U.S. race
By Divya Chowdhury and Aaron Saldanha (Reuters) - Betting markets favor Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden over Republican President Donald Trump in November's U.S. election, though the odds ...
Aug 07, 2020
