Author Archives: Syndicated Content
BTS concert in South Korea to herald stream of live events, Netflix says
By Jihoon Lee and Minwoo Park SEOUL, March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. streaming platform Netflix anticipates more opportunities for live events in South Korea, a company official said on Friday, as it prepar...
Mar 19, 2026
China poses pressing threat, deterrence needed to avert invasion, Taiwan says
TAIPEI, March 20 (Reuters) - China poses a pressing threat given its military build-up continues unabated and effective deterrence is needed to make sure any attack would be very risky for Beijing, Ta...
Mar 19, 2026
Dollar slips, bonds struggle as Iran war spurs hawkish rate rethink
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, March 20 (Reuters) - The dollar headed towards a weekly loss on Friday while bonds remained under pressure, after global central bankers warned that the Middle East war could rei...
Mar 19, 2026
China to allow more banks to handle digital yuan, sources say
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - China will allow a dozen additional banks to handle its digital yuan, three people with knowledge of the plans said, as Beijing pushes to accelerate use of the d...
Mar 19, 2026
Tesla in talks with Chinese firms to buy $2.9 billion worth of solar equipment, sources say
March 20 (Reuters) - Tesla is looking to buy equipment worth $2.9 billion for manufacturing solar panels and cells from Chinese suppliers including Suzhou Maxwell Technologies, two people familiar wit...
Mar 19, 2026
Judge says he will bar RFK move aimed at cutting gender-affirming care for minors
By Diana Novak Jones March 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday said he would block an effort by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr that would have sharply restricted medical providers from prov...
Mar 19, 2026
Australian mosque protesters heckle PM Albanese over Israel stance
By Christine Chen SYDNEY, March 20 (Reuters) - Protesters heckled and booed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday during a visit to Australia's largest mosque for Eid al-Fitr prayers, voicing ange...
Mar 19, 2026
LeBron James ties Robert Parish's record for NBA games played
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, already the NBA's all-time leading scorer, tied a career mark for games played that has stood for nearly 30 years on Thursday night against the host Miami He...
Mar 19, 2026
Oil retreats as US and allies look to boost supply, unchoke Strait of Hormuz
By Jeslyn Lerh and Helen Clark SINGAPORE, March 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Friday as leading European nations and Japan offered to join efforts to secure safe passage for ships through the Stra...
Mar 19, 2026
Indonesian billionaire Michael Bambang Hartono dies at 86
JAKARTA, March 20 (Reuters) - Michael Bambang Hartono, an Indonesian billionaire who with his younger brother ran one of the country's biggest conglomerates, Djarum group, died on Thursday at the age ...
Mar 19, 2026
