Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Myanmar faces growing isolation as military tightens grip
(Reuters) - Myanmar faced growing isolation on Thursday with increasingly limited internet services and its last private newspaper ceasing publication as the military built its case against ousted ele...
Mar 17, 2021
Indonesian girls traumatized by push to wear hijab: HRW report
By Kate Lamb and Yuddy Cahya Budiman JAKARTA (Reuters) - Ifa Hanifah Misbach was 19 when her father died - and her family told her he would not go to heaven because she refused to wear the hijab, a Mu...
Mar 17, 2021
Indian state leads big surge in COVID-19 cases
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India reported 35,871 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest in more than three months, with the worst-affected state of Maharashtra alone accounting for 65% of that. Tot...
Mar 17, 2021
Three killed, 11 wounded in bombing of Afghan government bus in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) - Three people were killed and 11 wounded when a roadside bomb hit a bus carrying Afghan government employees in Kabul on Thursday, officials said. Kabul's police spokesman confirmed t...
Mar 17, 2021
BlackRock ups focus on 'natural capital' ahead of AGM season
By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber LONDON/BOSTON (Reuters) - BlackRock on Thursday warned companies that rely on nature or have an impact on natural habitats to publish a "no deforestation" policy and th...
Mar 17, 2021
BOJ to widen band around long-term rate target on Friday: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to slightly widen an implicit band at which it allows long-term interest rates to move around its 0% target, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday. ...
Mar 17, 2021
Boxing: Gibraltar honours Whyte, Povetkin with special coin ahead of rematch
(Reuters) - Britain's Dillian Whyte said it was a "great honour" to feature on a new 2 pounds coin issued by the Gibraltar government to commemorate his "Rumble on the Rock" rematch with Alexander Pov...
Mar 17, 2021
China regulators held talks with Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance on 'deepfake' technologies
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's cyberspace regulator said on Thursday it and the public security ministry had held talks with Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance and Kuaishou on potential problems with 'deepfake'...
Mar 17, 2021
WTA roundup: Russians roll in St. Petersburg
The four Russians in action Wednesday all earned victories at the St. Petersburg (Russia) Ladies Trophy. Top-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova, fourth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva all adva...
Mar 17, 2021
Blinken says will consider pressure and diplomatic options on North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - After meeting with South Korean officials in Seoul, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States will complete its North Korea policy review in coming weeks, and tha...
Mar 17, 2021
