Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan set to extend COVID-19 state of emergency lockdown to Sept 12
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is set on Tuesday to extend its state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions to Sept. 12 and expand the restrictions to seven more prefectures, public broadcaster NHK reported...
Aug 16, 2021
General Motors to replace battery modules for some Bolt electric vehicles after fire risks
(Reuters) - Automaker General Motors Co said it will replace all battery modules in some Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles (EVs) under a recall announced last month. The module replacements, which coul...
Aug 16, 2021
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 3,912 – RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 3,912 to 3,827,051, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The report...
Aug 16, 2021
Hong Kong leader says no explicit timetable for anti-foreign sanctions law
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she did not have an explicit timetable for the implementation of a mainland Chinese law that retaliates against foreign sanctions and ...
Aug 16, 2021
Beijing owns stakes in ByteDance, Weibo domestic entities, records show
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The Chinese government has taken stakes in Chinese entities owned by tech companies ByteDance and Sina Weibo, corporate records showed, amid a widening regulatory crackdown on the...
Aug 16, 2021
Australia’s central bank ready to act if lockdowns threaten economy
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank would be prepared to take policy action should coronavirus lockdowns across the country threaten a deeper economic setback, minutes from its A...
Aug 16, 2021
Malaysia’s king to meet political leaders as search for new PM begins
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah will meet with leaders of the country's political parties on Tuesday, media reported, amid a search for a new prime minister following the r...
Aug 16, 2021
Durst testifies at L.A. trial to chopping up one body, abandoning another
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Real estate heir Robert Durst testified to chopping up the body of a Texas neighbor he killed in self-defense and to abandoning the body of his best friend after discoveri...
Aug 16, 2021
Japan’s Kaji, the “godfather of Sudoku,” dies at 69
By Tim Kelly and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Maki Kaji, a puzzle enthusiast and publisher who was known as the "Godfather of Sudoku" - the number puzzle played daily by millions around the world - h...
Aug 16, 2021
China state media calls for cleanup of online fan behaviour
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Irrational and undesirable online fan behaviour in China interferes with socio-economic and cultural order, and should be addressed and corrected, a commentary in the Communist Pa...
Aug 16, 2021
