Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Through the looking glass: South Korean 'augmented reality' mirror allows touchless cosmetics shopping
By Minwoo Park SEOUL (Reuters) - An augmented reality (AR) mirror at the new Seoul flagship boutique of cosmetics powerhouse Amorepacific makes easy work of seeing if that scarlet shade of lipstick or...
Jul 03, 2020
Global banks seeking details of U.S. sanction threat against China individuals for Hong Kong law
By Alun John, Scott Murdoch and Sumeet Chatterjee HONG KONG (Reuters) - International banks were seeking details on Friday of the scope of U.S. legislation that would penalize them for doing business ...
Jul 03, 2020
UK's Johnson: There are other good options if we can't reach deal with EU
LONDON (Reuters) - There is a good agreement to be reached with the European Union on post-Brexit trading terms but if that can't be achieved, there are other very good options, Prime Minister Boris J...
Jul 03, 2020
Indonesia reports 1,301 new coronavirus cases, 49 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 1,301 new coronavirus infections on Friday, taking the total number of cases to 60,695, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said. Yurianto also reported 49 ...
Jul 03, 2020
Kazakhstan to lock down two more cities
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan will lock down the eastern cities of Oskemen and Semey from July 5 to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, the governor of the Eastern Kazakhstan province said on Fr...
Jul 03, 2020
'Let's not blow it now, folks' says PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Britons not to abuse their new found freedoms this weekend when pubs and restaurants reopen for the first time in months, telling people to act re...
Jul 03, 2020
UK's Sunak to make announcement on jobs support next week
LONDON (Reuters) - Finance minister Rishi Sunak will next week make an announcement on the government's job support schemes, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. "You'll be hearing more about ...
Jul 03, 2020
Deutsche Bank eyes payment systems, including Wirecard: Handelsblatt
BERLIN (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank is on the lookout for expansion opportunities in the area of payments systems, the lender's strategy director said in response to a question about the lender's interes...
Jul 03, 2020
'I don't believe in gestures', says UK PM Johnson on 'taking the knee'
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he does not believe in gestures and people should not be bullied into doing things they don't want to do, when asked on Friday whether he w...
Jul 03, 2020
Coronavirus mortality in Italy is highest among poor, study shows
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Poor Italians are significantly more likely to die of the coronavirus than higher-income groups, the country's first significant study into the disease's disproportiona...
Jul 03, 2020
