Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia mourns deaths of five school children from jumping castle accident
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police on Friday said investigations were continuing into the deaths of five children after a jumping castle was lifted into the air from strong winds at a school end-of-...
Dec 16, 2021
FTC initiates probe into Meta’s $400 million VR deal for Supernatural – The Information
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has initiated an in-depth probe of Meta Platform Inc's $400 million deal for the developer of Supernatural, a virtual reality (VR) based fitness app, a mo...
Dec 16, 2021
Typhoon Rai weakens after pummelling central Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) - Typhoon Rai, one of the most powerful tropical storms to hit the Philippines this year, has weakened after slamming into southern and central parts of the Southeast Asian country, w...
Dec 16, 2021
China’s Megvii says U.S. move ‘groundless’, will not impact daily operations
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese artificial intelligence firm Megvii said on Friday it opposed a decision by the U.S. Treasury to add it to a list of entities suspected of having Chinese military links, d...
Dec 16, 2021
S.Korea’s fin min to prepare $3.6 billion COVID-19 stimulus package
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's finance minister said on Friday the government will prepare a new 4.3 trillion won ($3.6 billion) stimulus package to help support small-sized and self-employed busines...
Dec 16, 2021
EU energy talks dissolve over carbon, green finance fights
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Talks between European Union country leaders on energy policy ended with no agreement on Thursday, as states squabbled over how to respond to record-high carbon pric...
Dec 16, 2021
Dollar on back foot after hawkish tilts by BoE, ECB
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar remained under pressure on Friday, a day after the Bank of England and European Central Bank adopted more hawkish stances than markets had expected,...
Dec 16, 2021
Credit Suisse senior executive Eric Varvel likely to leave – FT
(Reuters) - Eric Varvel, chairman of Credit Suisse's investment bank, is in discussions to leave the company, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people briefed on the matter. Varvel, who...
Dec 16, 2021
China reports 76 new COVID-19 cases on Dec 16 vs 77 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 76 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Dec. 16, compared with 77 a day earlier, its health authority said on Friday. Of the new infections, 56 were locally transmitt...
Dec 16, 2021
Australia facing economic coercion from China – Treasurer
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Friday said Australia had been subject to "economic coercion" by China through various trade disputes, but argued the Asian giant would conti...
Dec 16, 2021
