Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pentagon stops short of banning military membership in extremist groups
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon stopped short on Monday of creating a list of extremist groups that military members cannot join and declined to say explicitly wheth...
Dec 20, 2021
Indonesia central bank says new payment system to slash money transfer costs
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's central bank on Tuesday launched a new retail payment system that its governor said will slash the cost of money transfers and support the country's booming digital eco...
Dec 20, 2021
NHL-League, players’ body agree early holiday break amid COVID-19 cases
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) and its players' body have agreed to begin their holiday break after Tuesday's matches, they said in a joint statement. The regular season schedule is set ...
Dec 20, 2021
Vietnam mobile wallet MoMo says valuation tops $2 billion after funding
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's biggest e-wallet company, MoMo, said on Tuesday said it had raised $200 million from four investors led by Mizuho Bank, pushing its valuation above $2 billion. The consorti...
Dec 20, 2021
Businesses fret as South Korea reimposes COVID-19 curfews
SEOUL (Reuters) - As clocks struck 9 p.m. this week, customers packed up and left restaurants and other eateries across South Korea as a reimposed curfew designed to help stem a surge in coronavirus i...
Dec 20, 2021
Omicron’s global spread prompts renewed lockdowns, delayed reopenings
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand delayed the planned reopening of its international border because of the sweeping spread of Omicron around the world on Tuesday, as several other countries reimposed soc...
Dec 20, 2021
Reports: NHL will shut down early due to COVID rise
Christmas will come early for NHL teams, but not in a positive way. The league was due to have no games from Friday through Sunday for a holiday break, but all games scheduled for Wednesday and Thursd...
Dec 20, 2021
Asian shares claw back some Omicron losses but risks loom large
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, shrugging off a bruising Wall Street session, as Chinese markets cheered Beijing's push to help troubled property firms, although surgi...
Dec 20, 2021
Australia rules out lockdowns despite Omicron surge
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia must move past "the heavy hand of government" and authorities must stop shutting down people's lives with COVID-19 lockdowns, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday...
Dec 20, 2021
Tennis-Vaccine rules Russian out of Australian Open bid
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Russian Nata Vikhlyantseva has revealed that she will be unable to travel to Australia and attempt to play in the first Grand Slam of next season because her COVID-19 vaccine is not...
Dec 20, 2021
