Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive-Activist fund Oasis backs call for Toshiba to solicit buyout offers – source
SYDNEY/TOKYO (Reuters) - Hong Kong-based activist fund Oasis Management has voted in favour of a shareholder proposal demanding Toshiba Corp solicit buyout offers from private equity firms, a source w...
Mar 23, 2022
Ukraine prosecutor’s office says 121 children killed in war
LVIV (Reuters) - The war in Ukraine has killed 121 children so far, the office of the prosecutor general said on Wednesday in a message on the Telegram app, adding that the number of wounded children ...
Mar 23, 2022
Australian church says head quits over inappropriate behaviour with women
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's biggest evangelical church said on Wednesday its founder had resigned after acting inappropriately towards two women, another blow to an influential organisation already...
Mar 23, 2022
Workers at Deutsche Bank’s Postbank clinch pay deal after months of wrangling
BERLIN (Reuters) - A pay increase for 15,000 workers at Deutsche Bank's retail unit Postbank has been agreed with management, a union said on Wednesday, brightening prospects for a wage deal for the b...
Mar 23, 2022
Vietnam jails activist for 5 years over ‘anti-state’ acts
HANOI (Reuters) - A Vietnamese court jailed a prominent social commentator for five years on Wednesday for anti-state activities, his lawyer and state media said, among dozens of activists that rights...
Mar 23, 2022
Taliban orders girl high schools remain closed, leaving students in tears
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban on Wednesday backtracked on its announcement that high schools would open for girls, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with Islamic ...
Mar 23, 2022
Taiwan weighs extending compulsory military service beyond 4 months
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is considering extending compulsory military service beyond the current four months, Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said on Wednesday, as the war in Ukraine renewed a discus...
Mar 23, 2022
The jobs – and ageing faces – behind South Korea’s record low employment numbers
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - At age 69, Kim Jung-mi holds three jobs: she spends three hours getting a two-year old home from kindergarten every weekday for $9 per hour, then washes vegetables at ...
Mar 23, 2022
‘Gloomy’ Dutch consumers hit by pessimism about economy, war in Ukraine
(Reuters) - Dutch consumer confidence deteriorated in March due to growing pessimism about the economy and the war in Ukraine, the Dutch Statistics Office CBS announced on Wednesday. The indicator dro...
Mar 23, 2022
Hong Kong hopes to ‘resolve’ coronavirus flight-ban rule as frustration grows
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong is looking to amend its coronavirus travel restrictions that have largely sealed off the international business and tourism hub for two years to the growing anger of re...
Mar 23, 2022
