Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan lower house passes record extra budget to prop COVID-hit economy
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's lower house of parliament on Wednesday passed the government's biggest-ever extra budget worth $316 billion as it looks to spur a recovery from COVID-19 pandemic. The first e...
Dec 15, 2021
Swedish prosecutor to release one of suspects held over Baltic Sea ship collision
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish prosecutor said on Wednesday that one of the crew members held over a ship collision in the Baltic Sea, which killed at least one person, would be released from custody...
Dec 15, 2021
Toyota says it will build record 800,000 vehicles in January
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Co said on Wednesday it planned to build 800,000 vehicles globally in January, a record for the month, as it ramps up production to make up for output lost to parts shor...
Dec 15, 2021
Marketminds: Okay Fed, show us your hand
A look at the day ahead from Dhara Ranasinghe. A fortnight ago, Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell offered a glimpse of what was to come at the December Fed meeting by suggesting a tapering of asset ...
Dec 15, 2021
Suntory CEO says quick rollout of vaccine boosters key for Japan service sector
By Ritsuko Shimizu and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - The head of Japanese beverage group Suntory Holdings said a quick deployment of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be key if the country's service...
Dec 15, 2021
Oracle expands cloud cover with data centers in Sweden, Italy
STOCKHOLM/MILAN (Reuters) - Oracle said on Wednesday it has opened its first cloud region in the Nordics in Stockholm, along with one in Milan, Italy, as the pandemic increased demand for cloud comput...
Dec 15, 2021
WMU to confer more than 1,400 degrees during in-person, virtual commencement ceremonies Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Western Michigan University will grant 1,064 degrees at the bachelor’s level, 281 at the master’s level, and 69 at the doctoral level as well as one spec...
Dec 15, 2021
NHL roundup: Short-handed Canucks rally past Jackets
Bo Horvat scored his second goal of the game with 58.8 seconds left in regulation to cap the Vancouver Canucks' comeback from a three-goal deficit en route to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Columbus ...
Dec 15, 2021
Factbox: How rebel-held regions of eastern Ukraine have grown closer to Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow has cultivated close ties with pro-Russian rebels controlling swathes of the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine but denies being a party to their seven-year war with Ukrainian...
Dec 15, 2021
Grindr fine cut to $7 million in Norway data privacy case
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Data Protection Authority (DPA) has handed dating app Grindr a reduced 65 million Norwegian crown ($7.14 million) fine over illegal disclosure of user data to advertisers, sa...
Dec 15, 2021
