Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Myanmar’s year of turmoil since the military took power in a coup
(Reuters) - Myanmar's military took power in a coup on Feb. 1 last year after complaining of fraud in a November 2020 general election won by democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi's party. Election moni...
Jan 24, 2022
China launches one-month ‘clean cyberspace’ campaign
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said it was launching a one-month "clean cyberspace" campaign over the spring festival period, targeting online abuse, "chaos" in celeb...
Jan 24, 2022
Australian inflation surges in Q4, market bays for rate hikes
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's core inflation flew to its fastest annual pace since 2014 in the December quarter as fuel and housing costs led broad-based price pressures, a shock that w...
Jan 24, 2022
U.S. Justice antitrust chief says he’ll seek to stop deals not settle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new head of the Justice Department Antitrust Division, Jonathan Kanter, said on Monday the government should seek to stop proposed mergers which pose anticompetitive concern...
Jan 24, 2022
New York state mask mandate struck down by judge- congressman
(Reuters) - A New York state mask mandate has been struck down by a Long Island judge as unconstitutional and a violation of state law, Congressman Lee Zeldin wrote on Twitter on Monday. (Reporting by...
Jan 24, 2022
Japan’s inflation driven by energy, commodity costs, says PM Kishida
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday recent price rises in the country were driven largely by rising energy and global commodity costs. "It's desirable to create an ...
Jan 24, 2022
S.Korea’s daily COVID count tops 8,000 for first time amid Omicron spread
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's daily count of new coronavirus cases topped 8,000 for the first time on Tuesday, as the highly infectious Omicron variant spreads rapidly despite the rec...
Jan 24, 2022
Australian business confidence bruised by coronavirus surge
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A measure of Australian business confidence has swung into the red as a surge in coronavirus cases hit consumer spending and played havoc with staffing, though sales overall were pr...
Jan 24, 2022
U.S. deputy special envoy for Iran leaves post amid Iran nuclear talks
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior member of the U.S. team negotiating with Iran has left the role amid a report of differences of opinion on the way forward, as the urgency to salvage t...
Jan 24, 2022
Singapore’s central bank tightens monetary policy on inflation risks
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank said on Tuesday it was tightening its monetary policy settings, in an out-of-cycle move, as inflation risks rise. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MA...
Jan 24, 2022
