Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia ratchets up internet crackdown with block of privacy service Tor
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia stepped up state oversight of internet activity on Wednesday by blocking the website of privacy service Tor, with the communications regulator accusing it of enabling access ...
Dec 08, 2021
Olympics-China launches “high pressure” crackdown campaign on Olympic IP infringement
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is cracking down on any unauthorised use of the Olympics logo or athlete names as part of a special intellectual property protection campaign in the run up to the Feb. 4-20 W...
Dec 08, 2021
EU expects Europe plants to produce 3.6 billion COVID shots in 2022
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Vaccine plants in the European Union are expected to produce 3.6 billion COVID-19 shots next year, out of a global output of more than 20 billion, two senior EU officials said on ...
Dec 08, 2021
New Zealand defence forces warn of rising threat from China in Indo-Pacific
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's defence forces warned on Wednesday of the security threat from an increasingly powerful China as it assertively pursues its interests in the Indo-Pacific region. G...
Dec 08, 2021
Volkswagen expects chip supply to be challenging at least until end-H1
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen on Wednesday said tight chip supply would continue to pose challenges to Europe's largest carmaker during at least the first half of 2022, while next year as a whole s...
Dec 08, 2021
Pope decries ‘stone hearts’ of indifference to migrants’ pain
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis made a private pre-dawn visit to a Rome religious landmark on Wednesday for the second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandemic and decried the "...
Dec 08, 2021
German police raid logistics firms over illegal workers
BERLIN (Reuters) - German police searched homes and businesses and made several arrests across 12 states on Wednesday as part of an investigation into foreign workers being brought in illegally to be ...
Dec 08, 2021
Japan finds fourth case of Omicron variant – TV Asahi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has reported its fourth case of the Omicron coronavirus variant, TV Asahi said on Wednesday. The fresh case was a man in his 50s who had stayed in Nigeria, the network reported...
Dec 08, 2021
Hong Kong’s planned legal aid changes could breach constitution – Bar Association
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong government proposal to change the legal aid system could violate the constitutionally guaranteed right of people to choose legal representation in the event that they...
Dec 08, 2021
Omicron reported in 57 countries, hospitalizations set to rise – WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Omicron variant has been reported in 57 nations, with COVID cases rising in southern Africa including Zimbabwe, and the number of patients needing hospitalisation is likely to r...
Dec 08, 2021
