Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Former South Korean 'comfort women' leader apologises for 'banking errors'
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The former leader of an advocacy group for South Korean victims of Japanese wartime sexual violence on Friday denied allegations of misusing funds meant for the victi...
May 29, 2020
Seven shot in Louisville protests over killing of black woman: police
(Reuters) - Seven people were shot and at least one was in critical condition after protests in Louisville, Kentucky over the killing of Breonna Taylor, a black woman fatally shot in her apartment in ...
May 29, 2020
Softbank-backed Coupang under scrutiny after S.Korea warehouse virus outbreak
By Joyce Lee and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) - Deluged with online orders as the coronavirus epidemic swept South Korea, e-commerce giant Coupang opened a new groceries warehouse and logistics centre ...
May 29, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Suicide concerns Health workers in Japan are worried the economic shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic will see a return t...
May 29, 2020
French economy shrank less than first thought in first quarter: INSEE
PARIS (Reuters) - France's economy contracted less than initially thought in the first quarter, although it remained mired deep in recession due to a coronavirus lockdown, data from the INSEE official...
May 29, 2020
UK to tell employers to help fund coronavirus job safety net
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak will tell employers on Friday how much they must contribute to the government's hugely expensive wage subsidy programme from August, a prospect ...
May 29, 2020
China's PMI to show gradual factory recovery from lockdown paralysis: Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity likely rose for a third straight month in May as the economy recovered from strict lockdowns implemented to contain the coronavirus outbreak, which has ham...
May 29, 2020
Japan air force pilots fly over Tokyo to salute medical workers
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese air force's aerobatic demonstration squadron, Blue Impulse, flew over central Tokyo on Friday in a salute to medical workers on the frontline against the coronavirus pan...
May 29, 2020
German retail sales fall far less than expected in April
BERLIN (Reuters) - German retail sales fell at their fastest pace since 2007 in April, data showed on Friday, but the drop was not as steep as expected in a sign of the relative resilience of Europe's...
May 29, 2020
Britain needs to start tapering its COVID furlough scheme: minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain cannot run its COVID-19 jobs protection scheme indefinitely and needs to start tapering it down as people slowly return to work, environment minister George Eustice said on ...
May 29, 2020
