Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Myanmar junta seeks to prolong rule with Suu Kyi party ban – unity govt
(Reuters) - Myanmar's military junta is seeking to prolong its rule by banning Aung San Suu Kyi's political party, an official in the shadow government said on Friday, responding to media reports that...
May 21, 2021
Snap to buy augmented reality company WaveOptics for over $500 million
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Snap Inc said Friday it will acquire WaveOptics Ltd, a British augmented reality (AR) technology company, for over $500 million. The deal, first reported by The Verge and co...
May 21, 2021
China says it will crack down on bitcoin mining, trading activities
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China will crack down on bitcoin mining and trading activities in its bid to fend off financial risks, the Financial Stability and Development Committee said on Friday. The count...
May 21, 2021
Biden ‘restoring the soul’ of America – South Korean president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in offered praise for U.S. President Joe Biden's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and economic recovery on Friday before the two leaders meet...
May 21, 2021
Defying U.S. sanctions, Russian cybersecurity firm aims for 2022 IPO
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies is pressing ahead with plans for an initial public offering (IPO) next year, despite the imposition of U.S. sanc...
May 21, 2021
EU persuades U.S. to ease COVID export restrictions for CureVac -sources
By Francesco Guarascio and Ludwig Burger BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Brussels has persuaded Washington to ease restrictions on exports of materials needed by German biotech firm CureVac to make its experimen...
May 21, 2021
Sweat-sniffer dogs make Thai debut as coronavirus detectors
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Friday deployed dogs trained to detect coronavirus infections by sniffing samples of human sweat, as the country deals with a spike in infections, including many withou...
May 21, 2021
Four Ethiopian soldiers convicted of crimes against civilians in Tigray
By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) - Three Ethiopian soldiers have been convicted of rape and one of killing a civilian in Ethiopia's Tigray region, the government said on Friday, the first public sta...
May 21, 2021
WTO head urges G20 leaders to negotiate IP waiver
(Reuters) - The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday called on the leaders of the Group of 20 nations to make progress in negotiations on a proposal to waive intellectual property righ...
May 21, 2021
‘Running out of time’: Tibetan president-elect warns of cultural genocide
By Cate Cadell and Sanjeev Miglani BEIJING/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The top political leader of Tibet's government in exile said on Friday that there is an urgent threat of "cultural genocide" in Tibet, ...
May 21, 2021
