Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Singapore's would-be leader tests electability in unsafe seat
By Aradhana Aravindan and Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - For all the predictability of elections in Singapore, one result will be keenly watched when the city-state votes on Friday as finance min...
Jul 07, 2020
Beijing converts Hong Kong hotel into new national security office
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Beijing opened its new national security office in Hong Kong on Wednesday, turning a hotel in the bustling shopping and commercial district of Causeway Bay into its new headquart...
Jul 07, 2020
China reports seven new coronavirus cases for July 7, down from prior day
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China on Wednesday reported seven new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 7, compared with eight cases a day earlier, the health authority said. All of the new infections w...
Jul 07, 2020
California coronavirus cases surge more than 10,000 in single day
By Jane Wardell (Reuters) - California reported more than 10,000 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, a record rise for a single day that also surpassed the number of contact tracers recently trained by the ...
Jul 07, 2020
Dollar holds gains as coronavirus woes sap confidence
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held onto gains on Wednesday as a resurgence of the coronavirus in the United States and the return of lockdowns in some countries boosted safe-haven dema...
Jul 07, 2020
Japan Display shares tumble 6% after media report on Apple's full shift to OLED
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Apple supplier Japan Display Inc fell as much as 6% early on Wednesday after a media report that Apple will use OLED screens for all its forthcoming fifth-generation (5G) i...
Jul 07, 2020
Trump administration says pandemic aid saved 51 million jobs. Did it?
By Michelle Price and Brad Heath WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration touted its $660 billion small business pandemic aid program this week as a "wild success," unveilin...
Jul 07, 2020
Colombia coronavirus lockdown extended until Aug. 1
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's national lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus will be extended by just over two weeks until Aug. 1, President Ivan Duque said on Tuesday. The Andean country has ...
Jul 07, 2020
Trump aides weighed proposals to undermine Hong Kong’s dollar peg: Bloomberg
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's top advisers weighed proposals to undermine the Hong Kong currency's peg to the U.S. dollar, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the ma...
Jul 07, 2020
Mexico posts 6,258 new coronavirus cases, 895 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Tuesday reported 6,258 new confirmed coronavirus infections and 895 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 268,008 cases and 32...
Jul 07, 2020
