Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan ruling party group proposes strike capability in enemy territory
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese ruling party policy committee on Friday approved a proposal for Japan to have the capability of halting ballistic missile attacks within enemy territory, a document showed...
Jul 30, 2020
Adventurer's 'Into the Wild' bus may be headed to Alaska museum
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The infamous bus that served as the final campsite for doomed adventurer Christopher McCandless could be preserved as a museum piece under a plan announce...
Jul 30, 2020
Oil prices bounce back from three-week lows, but economic headwinds loom
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday, recovering further ground after touching three-week lows in the previous session, hit by a record decline in U.S. growth as the coronavirus ravaged the wor...
Jul 30, 2020
Twitter says spear-phishing attack on employees led to breach
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc , whose internal systems were breached about two weeks ago, said on Thursday the incident targeted a small number of employees through a phone "spear-phishing" attack. The U.S....
Jul 30, 2020
BOJ appoints new head for department overseeing digital currencies
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan on Friday appointed its top economist as head of a department overseeing research on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), as it steps up efforts...
Jul 30, 2020
Southeast Asia poverty to surge in 'socio-economic crisis': U.N.
By Tom Allard JAKARTA (Reuters) - Southeast Asia is on the brink of a "socio-economic crisis" caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that could reverse decades of poverty reduction, the United Nations has wa...
Jul 30, 2020
Mexico's sees full economic recovery from pandemic by 2022
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A full recovery of the Mexican economy to pre-pandemic levels could be reached in one to two years so long as no new coronavirus outbreaks strike, a senior official said on Thu...
Jul 30, 2020
Philippines extends coronavirus restrictions in Manila as cases surge
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday retained coronavirus restrictions in the capital Manila until mid-August and announced free vaccines to combat a surge in infections ...
Jul 30, 2020
Hong Kong student applications to Australia hit three year high ahead of new security law
By Jonathan Barrett and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - The number of Hong Kong citizens applying to study at Australian universities has hit a three-year-high midway through 2020, according to governme...
Jul 30, 2020
Documents related to Ghislaine Maxwell's dealings with Jeffrey Epstein are unsealed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dozens of new documents related to Ghislaine Maxwell's dealings with Jeffrey Epstein were publicly released on Thursday, as the British socialite defends herself against criminal ...
Jul 30, 2020
