Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan telco SoftBank appoints CTO Miyakawa as CEO
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's third-largest telco SoftBank Corp said on Tuesday that Chief Technology Officer Junichi Miyakawa would become its chief executive effective April 1. The son of a buddhist pri...
Jan 26, 2021
Grindr faces $11.7 million fine in Norway for breach of data privacy
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Data Protection Authority said on Tuesday it plans to fine dating app Grindr 100 million Norwegian crowns ($11.7 million) for what the regulator said was illegal disclosure o...
Jan 26, 2021
Japan’s Shionogi sells coronavirus drug rights to U.S. biotech BioAge
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese drugmaker Shionogi & Co said on Tuesday it has sold the development and marketing rights for a COVID-19 treatment to California-based biotech BioAge Labs Inc....
Jan 26, 2021
Japanese institute paid $1.3 million by Tokyo Olympic bid committee shuts operations – website
By Ami Miyazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese non-profit sports institute paid $1.3 million by the Tokyo Olympic bid committee during a campaign to secure the 2020 Games shut down all its activities at...
Jan 26, 2021
German minister says EU will base decision on AstraZeneca vaccine on data
BERLIN (Reuters) - European authorities will this week base a decision on whether to approve AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on available data, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said, declining to comm...
Jan 26, 2021
EU sustainable investment rules need better corporate data: banking report
By Simon Jessop and Kate Abnett LONDON (Reuters) - European Union rules aimed at defining sustainable investments should help reduce "greenwashing" by businesses, but better quality corporate data is ...
Jan 26, 2021
Factbox: Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Several countries recorded higher COVID-19 cases, with Mexico's death toll surpassing 150,000, even as governments rush to lock up vaccines through deals with drugmakers and other nations....
Jan 26, 2021
More carats and sparkle: How LVMH plans to change Tiffany
By Francesca Piscioneri, Silvia Aloisi and Sarah White PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) - French luxury goods group LVMH plans to overhaul Tiffany & Co's vast merchandise lineup to focus more on gold and preciou...
Jan 26, 2021
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Indonesia almost past 1 mln case mark Indonesia is set to officially surpass one million coronavirus cases on Tuesday, a grim ...
Jan 26, 2021
Taiwan air force flexes muscles after latest Chinese incursion
By Yimou Lee TAINAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - Armed and ready to go, Taiwan air force jets screamed into the sky on Tuesday in a drill to simulate a war scenario, showing its fleet's battle readiness after ...
Jan 26, 2021
