Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan to decide on third extra budget to ease COVID-19 pain
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's cabinet is set to endorse on Tuesday a third extra budget with spending of around 19.2 trillion yen ($185 billion) for this financial year ending in March to fund a new stimu...
Syndicated Content Dec 14, 2020
CD Projekt shares plummet on bad Cyberpunk console reviews, refunds reports
(Reuters) - CD Projekt's Cyberpunk 2077, the highly anticipated video game which debuted last week, is getting hit by negative user reviews for its console version, sending its shares tumbling and rai...
Syndicated Content Dec 14, 2020
Germany’s economy ministry expects rise in short-time work agreements
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of people working reduced hours under Germany's Kurzarbeit scheme is expected to increase following a strict lockdown that will start on Wednesday, the economy ministry s...
Syndicated Content Dec 14, 2020
Singapore approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine – PM
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has approved Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for pandemic use and expects delivery of the first shots by the end of December, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on ...
Syndicated Content Dec 14, 2020
Italy considers new COVID-19 restrictions for the holidays
ROME (Reuters) - Italy is considering more stringent nationwide coronavirus restrictions during the Christmas and New Year holidays as concerns rise over a possible spike in infections in January. Aft...
Syndicated Content Dec 14, 2020
Ireland may need to reimpose COVID-19 curbs in January, PM says
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland may need to reimpose some COVID-19 restrictions in January, Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Monday, after health chiefs warned that cases may be rising again following...
Syndicated Content Dec 14, 2020
Japan picks the kanji character for “dense” to define coronavirus year
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Monday selected a kanji character used to encourage social distancing as its defining symbol for 2020, highlighting a catchphrase used extensively during the coronavirus pan...
Syndicated Content Dec 14, 2020
SoftBank-backed India’s Ola to invest $326 million in electric-scooter plant
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian ride-hailing firm Ola, backed by Japan's SoftBank Group, said on Monday it planned to invest 24 billion rupees ($326 million) to set up a factory in the southern state of ...
Syndicated Content Dec 14, 2020
Russia successfully test launches heavy lift space rocket after long hiatus
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Monday successfully test launched its heavy lift Angara A5 space rocket after a six-year hiatus in a project President Vladimir Putin describes as having huge significance...
Syndicated Content Dec 14, 2020
Kuwait names new oil and finance ministers in cabinet approved by new emir
DUBAI (Reuters) - Kuwait's emir on Monday approved the formation of a new cabinet that included new ministers of oil and finance for the OPEC member state, the government communications office said, f...
Syndicated Content Dec 14, 2020




