Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Seasonal flu reports hit record lows amid global social distancing
By Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) - Global social distancing rules targeting coronavirus have pushed influenza infection rates to a record low, early figures show, signalling that the measures are havi...
Jul 30, 2020
Isaias strengthens into hurricane off Bahamas, says NHC
(Reuters) - Storm Isaias has strengthened into a hurricane near the Bahamas, prompting a hurricane warning for the central and southeastern parts of the islands, the U.S. National Hurricane Center sai...
Jul 30, 2020
Joshua Wong says his disqualification from Hong Kong poll 'invalid and ridiculous'
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong said on Friday the reasons for disqualifying him from running in elections for the legislature were "invalid and ridiculous." Wong said i...
Jul 30, 2020
Tesla battery supplier LG Chem shares jump 10% on upbeat outlook
SEOUL (Reuters) - LG Chem, an electric vehicle battery supplier for Tesla, Volkswagen and others, said on Friday it expects profitability in its battery business to rise in the second half, helping sh...
Jul 30, 2020
Golf: Harrington, Molinari withdraw from PGA Championship
(Reuters) - Major champions Francesco Molinari and Padraig Harrington have withdrawn from next week's PGA Championship in San Francisco, tournament organisers said on Thursday. Neither player has comp...
Jul 30, 2020
Hong Kong home price growth slows in June, weighed by political uncertainties
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong private home prices edged up 0.1% in June, decelerating from a revised 2.2% gain in the previous month, as one of the world's most expensive markets continued to be pre...
Jul 30, 2020
North Korea's economy grew for first time in three years: South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - The economy of isolated North Korea grew for the first time in three years in 2019 as better weather conditions boosted crop yields, but sanctions imposed to stop its nuclear ambitio...
Jul 30, 2020
Toshiba says shareholders reject activists-backed board nominees in vote
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp shareholders voted down board director nominees backed by two activist funds, the Japanese company said, winning a closely contested proxy fight with two of its major in...
Jul 30, 2020
Apple's stock split may not be good for the Dow
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Apple announced a stock split on Thursday and it may not bode well for future gains in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The iPhone maker made the surprise announcement i...
Jul 30, 2020
NBA notebook: Players, coaches kneel as games return
Every person present at HP Fieldhouse on the ESPN Wide World of Sports campus near Orlando knelt during the national anthem before the first game of the NBA's restarted season on Thursday night. All p...
Jul 30, 2020
