Author Archives: Syndicated Content
'No-swab' saliva test for coronavirus piloted in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) - A weekly coronavirus testing regime using a "no-swab" saliva test is being trialled in Southampton, southern England, and could result in a simpler and quicker way to detect outbrea...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2020
China reserves right to react to Japan city bill on disputed islands
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday it reserves the right to respond to a Japanese city's administrative bill over disputed islands between Beijing and Tokyo. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Z...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2020
Ex-BoE governor Carney sees need for greater investment after COVID
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said there would need to be greater public and private investment as the economy came out of the coronavirus slump, to counteract potenti...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2020
U.S., Russian envoys tight-lipped as arms control talks start in Vienna
VIENNA (Reuters) - Nuclear weapons talks between the United States and Russia started in Vienna on Monday, with the two countries' envoys making only guarded comments shortly before they met. Little h...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2020
China says espionage cases against Canadians not linked to Huawei CFO
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday the espionage cases against two Canadian citizens in the country are unrelated to the ongoing extradition case in Canada against Huawei senior executive Meng W...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2020
Environmental shareholder activism comes to Japan as Mizuho faces climate resolution
TOKYO (Reuters) - More investors are publicly backing a resolution to curb coal project lending that shareholders of Mizuho Financial Group are expected to consider this week, the first time such a st...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2020
Australia striker Juric tests positive for COVID-19
SOFIA (Reuters) - CSKA Sofia's Australian striker Tomi Juric has tested positive for COVID-19, the 31-times Bulgarian champions said in a statement late on Sunday. The 28-year-old forward, who has pla...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2020
Spain to decide this week which tourists can visit
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government wants to decide this week on which countries to keep travel restrictions as it reopens to tourism after the coronavirus lockdown, the health minister said on ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2020
European shares fall as fears of new virus wave grip investors
(Reuters) - European shares fell on Monday as signs of a resurgence in coronavirus cases in Germany and elsewhere unnerved investors who were hoping for a swift economic recovery from the crisis. The ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2020
Cambodia PM says ruling party to dominate politics for up to 100 years
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday his ruling party would be a dominant force in politics for as long as a century, telling the opposition it should wait until the ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2020
