Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chinese property billionaire gets five years' jail for child molestation
b'b"SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The controlling shareholder and former chairman of Seazen Group , one of China\'s largest property developers, was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison aft...
Jun 17, 2020
Pepper spray and scuffles as bargain hunters crowd Lidl launch in France
b'b\'ORGEVAL, France (Reuters) - French police pushed back several hundred people jostling to get their hands on cut-price PlayStation 4s at the launch of a new Lidl supermarket outside Paris on Wedne...
Jun 17, 2020
Canada's May inflation rate falls 0.4% on lower gas prices
b'b\'By Julie Gordon and Kelsey Johnson\\nOTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada\\\'s annual inflation rate fell 0.4% in May, negative for the second month in row, as the COVID-19 pandemic pushed gasoline prices l...
Jun 17, 2020
U.S. Treasury, SBA streamline PPP loan forgiveness application
b'b\'(Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department and Small Business Administration on Wednesday said they have shortened the Payroll Protection Program\\\'s loan-forgiveness application, which had drawn ...
Jun 17, 2020
U.S. mortgage rates hit record low, purchase applications at 11-year high
b'b\'(Reuters) - U.S. home loan costs hit a record low last week, spurring a surge in applications for both home purchase loans and mortgage refinancings, the Mortgage Bankers Association\\\'s weekly ...
Jun 17, 2020
Explainer: What Britain and the EU have to sort out to get a trade deal
b'b"BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union have said they will intensify negotiations on reaching a comprehensive agreement on the terms of their future relationship.\\nBelow are the four...
Jun 17, 2020
Google releases new ad features to help small businesses
b'b\'By Sheila Dang\\n(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc\\\'s Google on Wednesday introduced new advertising features intended to help local businesses get more customers and recover from the coronavirus pandem...
Jun 17, 2020
Qatar Airways won't take new aircraft in 2020 or 2021, CEO says
b'b\'LONDON (Reuters) - Qatar Airways will not take any new planes from Boeing or Airbus in 2020 or 2021, chief executive Akbar al-Baker said on Wednesday, adding that there would be a knock-on effect...
Jun 17, 2020
Chilean cenbank revises 2020 GDP forecast down to between -5.5% to -7.5%
b"b'SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The Chilean central bank has revised its 2020 economic growth estimation sharply downwards again, to -5.5% to -7.5% from -1.5 to -2.5% previously, as the country enters its fo...
Jun 17, 2020
Romanian rights groups condemn ban on gender identity studies
b'b\'BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian human rights groups and universities on Wednesday condemned a blanket ban on gender identity studies voted through by lawmakers, which they said would legitimise di...
Jun 17, 2020
