Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Statement from Myanmar military on state of emergency
(Reuters) - Myanmar's army declared a state of emergency on Monday as it carried out detentions of senior government leaders in response to alleged fraud during November's general election. A video ad...
Syndicated Content Jan 31, 2021
Factbox: Aung San Suu Kyi’s history, previous detentions and rise to power
(Reuters) - Here are some facts about Aung San Suu Kyi, the 75-year-old who rode to power after a 2015 landslide election win that established Myanmar's first civilian government in half a century. - ...
Syndicated Content Jan 31, 2021
Reddit-inspired retail swarm in South Korea battle to remove short sell policy
By Cynthia Kim and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - A swarm of online traders in South Korea is taking a leaf from the Reddit horde in the United States to quash a government plan to lift a pandemic-impos...
Syndicated Content Jan 31, 2021
Invite-only chat app Clubhouse booms in Japan
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Private social audio app Clubhouse is growing rapidly in Japan and now ranks first among free apps on Apple's App Store in a test of its international viability followi...
Syndicated Content Jan 31, 2021
Irish freight volumes to EU ports doubled in first month of Brexit
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish freight volumes to and from European Union ports doubled in January, the government said on Monday, as many traders shunned the once-speedier route to the continent through Br...
Syndicated Content Jan 31, 2021
Chip sales rose 6.5% globally in 2020 after year-end rush
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Global semiconductor sales rose 6.5% overall in 2020, as a recovery during the last three months of the year helped offset a sharp dropoff in March and April, when pandem...
Syndicated Content Jan 31, 2021
West condemns Myanmar coup, calls for election result to be upheld
(Reuters) - The United Nations led condemnation of Myanmar's military on Monday after it seized power, calling for the release of elected leaders, including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. U.N. Secre...
Syndicated Content Jan 31, 2021
Nine dead in hotel attack on Sunday in Somali capital: police
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Nine people died in an attack at a hotel on Sunday in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, and security forces ended the assault by al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab fighters early on Monda...
Syndicated Content Jan 31, 2021
Hong Kong court finds former JPMorgan top banker not guilty of bribery
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong judge found JPMorgan's former vice chairman of Asia investment banking, Catherine Leung, not guilty on Monday, following her trial held late last year. Leung was accu...
Syndicated Content Jan 31, 2021
Mexico reports 7,030 new coronavirus cases, 462 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Sunday reported 7,030 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 462 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 1,864,260 cas...
Syndicated Content Jan 31, 2021





