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October 6, 2021 By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) – Defence company Thales and Google are partnering to offer state-vetted cloud computing services for the storage of some of France’s most sensitive data, the companies said on Wednesday. The alliance between Thales, Europe’s largest defence electronics supplier, and the Alphabet unit fulfils a May government plan […]

October 6, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) – Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are discussing not inviting junta leader Min Aung Hlaing to an upcoming leaders’ summit, the grouping’s special envoy to the country said on Wednesday. The envoy, Erywan Yusof, Brunei’s second foreign affairs minister, told a news conference that […]

October 6, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – Chanel struck a playful note on Tuesday sending bare-legged models sashaying down the runway in bodysuits and tweed jackets layered with accessories. Photographers lined the catwalk, snapping the models as they twirled and posed, swinging their purses and smiling for cameras. Lending an air of intimacy to the event, […]

October 6, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – A protester disrupted a Louis Vuitton fashion show in Paris on Tuesday by walking down the catwalk with a banner condemning the impact of excessive consumption on the environment. Carrying a sign reading “overconsumption = extinction,” the woman representing Amis de la Terre France, Youth for Climate and Extinction […]

October 6, 2021 HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong aims to target its chronic housing problem, the financial hub’s leader, Carrie Lam, said on Wednesday, as property prices in the world’s most expensive city hover near record highs. Her comments came at the start of an annual policy address expected to focus on housing and […]

October 6, 2021 KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s AirAsia Group Bhd has reaffirmed its commitment for fleet migration to Airbus A321neo with the conversion of the remaining A320 orders, it said on Wednesday. With the conversion, the airline now has a total order of 362 A321neo aircraft with deliveries up until 2035, it said in […]

October 6, 2021 (Reuters) – The opening women’s major of 2022 will have its prize fund boosted by 60% to $5 million, the elite LPGA Tour said after announcing a new title sponsor for the tournament. The event, previously known as the ANA Inspiration, will be renamed ‘The Chevron Championship’ as part of a six-year […]

October 6, 2021 HONG KONG (Reuters) – Two Hong Kong property agencies are suing heavily indebted China Evergrande Group over unpaid commissions, according to a court filing and media reports, piling pressure on the developer as it scrambles to raise funds and avert a collapse. Centaline filed a suit against Evergrande in September to recover […]

October 6, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s new Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, is struggling to find his footing with voters just two days after he was voted into office and launched his new government, multiple polls by local media showed on Tuesday. On the lower end, the daily Asahi put Kishida’s approval rating at 45% while […]

October 6, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday the economy has picked up, led by exports and the manufacturing sector, although the retail sector’s recovery has been slower than that in the United States. “If Japan can simultaneously protect public health and improve consumption activities through the use […]

October 6, 2021 MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s economic recovery will be stronger than expected this year but U.S. sanctions, a poor vaccination rate and the central bank’s monetary tightening will all weigh on the growth outlook, the World Bank said on Wednesday. Russia’s economic rebound will outpace its neighbour Belarus, hit by Western sanctions amid […]

October 6, 2021 By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares dropped on Wednesday, reversing early gains, after an overnight rebound in U.S. and European stocks as investors shrugged off worries about a potential U.S. government debt default, while oil paused near new multi-year highs. The gains in oil are driven by concerns about […]

October 6, 2021 TAIPEI (Reuters) -Military tensions with China are at their worst in more than 40 years, Taiwan’s defence minister said on Wednesday, days after record numbers of Chinese aircraft flew into the island’s air defence zone. Tensions have hit a new high between Taipei and Beijing, which claims the democratic island as its […]

October 6, 2021 WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s central bank on Wednesday hiked interest rates for the first time in seven years and signalled further tightening to come, as it looks to cool its domestic economy and a red-hot housing market. The 25 basis point rate hike marks the start of a tightening cycle that […]

October 6, 2021 BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Economy Minister Paulo Guedes will provide prosecutors and the Supreme Court with voluntary evidence showing he broke no laws or had any conflicts of interest in regards to offshore investments, his lawyers said on Tuesday. The statement comes after Guedes was named in reports by the consortium of […]

October 6, 2021 SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. oil prices rose for a fifth day on Wednesday to their highest since 2014 amid global concerns about energy supply on signs of tightness in crude, natural gas and coal markets. Brent crude prices also climbed for a fourth day on the supply anxiety, particularly after the Organization […]

October 6, 2021 By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) – Filmmaker Ben Turner has turned his lifelong passion for space exploration into a Disney+ original mini series centred around American astronaut Chris Cassidy. “Among the Stars”, a six-episode docuseries, takes viewers behind the scenes with Cassidy and an international team of experts as they embark on […]

October 6, 2021 By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress is locked in a standoff that risks triggering a financial and economic meltdown if lawmakers don’t raise a limit on government borrowing before Oct. 18, the day the U.S. Treasury could run out of cash for paying government bills. The drama’s central players […]

October 6, 2021 BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Economy Minister Paulo Guedes will provide prosecutors and the Supreme Court with voluntary evidence showing he broke no laws or had any conflicts of interest in regards to offshore investments, his lawyers said on Tuesday. The statement comes after Guedes was named in reports by the consortium of […]

While working as a software engineer in Japan, Singapore and San Francisco for the past 10 years, Ryo Chikazawa, CEO and co-founder of Autify, came to realize that there’s one common problem in the software development industry; software testing takes excessive time. Chikazawa and co-founder Sam Yamashita started Autify in 2016 in San Francisco to […]