Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indonesia and LG Group sign $9.8 billion EV battery MOU
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia and South Korean firm LG Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a $9.8 billion electric vehicle battery investment deal, the head of Indonesia's Investm...
Dec 29, 2020
Chinese tourists, gripped by coronavirus fears, scale back domestic travel plans
By Sophie Yu and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese tourists, millions of whom have shunned overseas travel this year because of the global pandemic, are further narrowing the scope of their journey...
Dec 29, 2020
Singapore begins rollout of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine with healthcare workers
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A 46-year-old nurse became the first person in Singapore to receive Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, making the city-state among the first Asian countries to begi...
Dec 29, 2020
Dollar slumps as bears shrug off U.S. stimulus delay
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar slumped to multi-year lows against many currencies on Wednesday as currency traders looked past a new delay in U.S. stimulus cheques and maintained bets a...
Dec 29, 2020
U.S. may seek to try accused killer of American journalist Daniel Pearl
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States may seek to try in a U.S. court a man accused of killing American journalist Daniel Pearl after a Pakistani court ordered his release, acting Attorney General ...
Dec 29, 2020
U.S. congressman-elect Letlow dies of COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative-elect Luke Letlow of Louisiana has died of COVID-19, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said on Tuesday. Letlow, 41, announced on Dec. 18 that he had tested ...
Dec 29, 2020
Two of 12 Hong Kong activists detained in China to be returned: Global Times
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two of 12 Hong Kong activists detained in mainland China over an illegal border crossing will be returned to Hong Kong authorities, the Global Times reported on Wednesday. Hong Kon...
Dec 29, 2020
Former U.S. spy Pollard arrives in Israel, newspaper says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy analyst who served 30 years in prison for spying for Israel, arrived in the country early on Wednesday after parole restrictions on his trave...
Dec 29, 2020
California coronavirus lockdowns extended as hospitals teeter on brink of crisis
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Strict stay-at-home orders were renewed indefinitely on Tuesday for much of California, a leading U.S. hot spot of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the state's top hea...
Dec 29, 2020
South Korea tries to contain coronavirus outbreak in prison
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean authorities scrambled to contain a cluster of coronavirus infections in a Seoul prison as inmates waved signs through barred windows pleading for help. The...
Dec 29, 2020
