Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Jury in Rittenhouse murder trial to deliberate for third day in Wisconsin court
By Nathan Layne KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) - Jurors in the Wisconsin murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse will deliberate for a third day on Thursday, picking up after they reviewed a series of videos of the...
Nov 18, 2021
Japan tells China peace, stability in Taiwan Strait are important
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Thursday emphasised to his Chinese counterpart that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are important, while also expressing "deep...
Nov 18, 2021
Crime at crypto “DeFi” sites hits $10.5 billion in 2021, research shows
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Fraud and theft at decentralised finance platforms has totalled $10.5 billion so far this year, research showed on Thursday, laying bare the risks in the fast-growing ...
Nov 18, 2021
Crypto mining platform Bitdeer to go public through $4 billion SPAC merger
(Reuters) - Bitdeer Technologies said on Thursday it plans to go public by merging with blank-check firm Blue Safari Group Acquisition Corp in a deal valuing the cryptocurrency mining platform at $4 b...
Nov 18, 2021
Dutch weigh options to slow rising COVID-19 infections among children
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Virologists in the Netherlands have proposed extending holidays over Christmas to slow a surge in COVID-19 cases among children that has forced half of schools nationwide to send...
Nov 18, 2021
Exclusive-ASEAN states object as China lobbies for Myanmar junta to join summit: sources
By Tom Allard and Rozanna Latiff (Reuters) - A Chinese envoy has lobbied Southeast Asian nations to let Myanmar's military ruler attend a regional summit being hosted by China's president next week bu...
Nov 18, 2021
Germany recommends booster shots for all adult population
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's vaccine advisory committee recommended COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for all people aged over 18 on Thursday as the number of coronavirus infections hits a new record in ...
Nov 18, 2021
Japan’s supreme court allows controversial ‘poison pill’ takeover defence
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's supreme court dismissed on Thursday a request to block a plan by Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho Ltd for a "poison pill" takeover defence, in a closely watched rulin...
Nov 18, 2021
Ugandan trans campaigner wants her community recognised in next census
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Cleopatra Kambugu is a molecular biologist, the star of a Netflix documentary and a prominent social campaigner in Uganda. She was also assigned male at birth ...
Nov 18, 2021
German online bank N26 to exit North American market
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German online bank N26 will exit the North American market, the lender said on Thursday. The bank, which has been under intense scrutiny by German regulators, said offerings in t...
Nov 18, 2021
