Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fire at Indonesia prison kills 40 -official
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A fire at a jail in Indonesia's Banten province has killed 40 people, Rika Aprianti, a spokeswoman of the prison department of the law and human rights ministry, said. "The cause i...
Sep 07, 2021
Idaho activates healthcare rationing in northern parts of state due to COVID-19
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Idaho on Tuesday activated "crisis standards of care" to allow for healthcare rationing at hospitals in northern parts of the state due to a surge in COVID-19 patients re...
Sep 07, 2021
Factbox-What is the ‘metaverse’ and how does it work?
By Joori Roh (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic has sparked huge interest in shared virtual environments, or the "metaverse". Here's how it works: WHAT IS THE METAVERSE? Metaverse, a term first coin...
Sep 07, 2021
Former Japanese minister Sanae Takaichi to seek party leadership, opening prospect of first female PM
By Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi is set to announce her bid for ruling party leadership on Wednesday, her office said, which if successfu...
Sep 07, 2021
South Korea’s ‘Gen MZ’ leads rush into the ‘metaverse’
By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean engineer Shaun has big plans to develop the parcels of land he has snapped up for millions of won (thousands of dollars) in recent years into long-term mone...
Sep 07, 2021
Dollar near one-week top amid rise in yields, caution before ECB
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar hovered near a one-week peak on Wednesday against major peers, buoyed by higher Treasury yields and a weaker euro amid caution before a European Central ...
Sep 07, 2021
Australia’s New South Wales reports 1,480 COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's New South Wales state reported on Wednesday 1,480 locally acquired cases of COVID-19, up from 1,220 a day earlier, as first-dose vaccination rates among the state's adul...
Sep 07, 2021
Former U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III dies at 90 -New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III, the namesake son and great-grandson of famous Illinois Democratic politicians, died at his Chicago home on Monday at age 90, the New Yor...
Sep 07, 2021
Indonesia’s Intudo Ventures closes $115 million third fund
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indonesian venture capital firm Intudo Ventures said on Wednesday it had closed its third "Indonesia-only" fund at $115 million, amid a tech sector boom for Southeast Asia's larg...
Sep 07, 2021
Police arrest vice-chairwoman of Hong Kong democracy group
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested the vice-chairwoman of a pro-democracy group that organises the annual June 4 rally to commemorate those who died in the bloody 1989 Tianan...
Sep 07, 2021
