Category Archives: Syndicated
WhatsApp, Paypal invest in Indonesian payment and ride-hailing firm Gojek
By Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Facebook Inc messaging platform WhatsApp and Paypal Holdings Inc on Wednesday said they have invested in payment and ride-hailing firm Gojek as part of the Indone...
Jun 02, 2020
Tensions simmer in Hong Kong as controversial anthem law back up for debate
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong lawmakers are set to resume a debate on Wednesday over a controversial bill that would make disrespecting China's national anthem a criminal offence, as the city ramps ...
Jun 02, 2020
Majority of U.S. firms in Hong Kong concerned about security laws: Amcham survey
HONG KONG (Reuters) - An overwhelming majority of U.S. firms in Hong Kong responding to an Amcham survey published on Wednesday are concerned about Beijing's move to impose national security legislati...
Jun 02, 2020
Australia’s economy shrinks in first quarter, signals first recession in 30 years
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's economy shrank last quarter, setting the scene for what could be Australia's first technical recession in three decades and ending one of the world's longest growth stre...
Jun 02, 2020
Hackers and hucksters reinvigorate ‘Anonymous’ brand amid protests
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The amorphous internet activist movement known as Anonymous staged an online resurgence in the past week on the back of real-world protests against police brut...
Jun 02, 2020
U.S. oil companies monitor Gulf of Mexico storm
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. oil companies are monitoring the first tropical storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season to threaten the offshore oil patch in the U.S.-regulated northern Gulf of Mexico. R...
Jun 02, 2020
Facebook takes down white nationalist and fake antifa accounts
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said Tuesday it has suspended accounts associated with white nationalist groups after some advocated bringing weapons to the current wave of anti-...
Jun 02, 2020
Doping: CAS to hear Salazar appeal in November
(Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has said it will hear banned track coach Alberto Salazar's appeal to overturn his four-year doping suspension in November. American Salazar, who co...
Jun 02, 2020
Trump says Republican convention will not be held in North Carolina
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the Republican convention due to be held in North Carolina in August will have to be held in another state because of social distanci...
Jun 02, 2020
LPL releases Summer Split schedule
The two playoff finalists from the Spring Split of the China-based League of Legends Pro League (LPL) will be idle this week as the LPL begins its Summer Split. The schedule for the 10-week Summer Spl...
Jun 02, 2020
