Day: June 29, 2021

Zoom to Acquire Kites GmbH

Kites Team to Help Enhance Zoom’s Machine Translation Capabilities SAN JOSE, Calif. and KARLSRUHE, Germany, June 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Karlsruhe Information Technology Solutions – Kites GmbH (“Kites”), a start-up dedicated to developing

Indonesia’s long and winding road to winning war on drugs

Indonesia, which has seen drug addiction spiral into a life-threatening problem for millions of people, on Monday joined the global observance of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The theme of this year’s commemoration of UN Day was “share facts on drugs, save lives”, since sharing reliable information

COVID-19 surge: Jakarta governor asks residents to reduce travel

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has urged local residents to abstain from frequent travel to contain the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the Indonesian capital. Both isolation rooms as well as intensive care units (ICU) at Jakarta’s hospitals have reached full capacity, he said while reviewing the

Jakarta Police imposes restrictions on public mobility in 35 areas

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police is set to impose restrictions on public mobility in 35 areas in and around the Indonesian capital as part of efforts to contain COVID-19 transmission. “In total, there are 35 areas in the jurisdiction of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police covering Jakarta, Bekasi, Depon,

Children constitute 12.6% of COVID-19 transmission cases: IDAI chief

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Children constituted 12.6 percent of the COVID-19 transmission cases in several parts of Indonesia, Chief of the Indonesian Pediatric Society (IDAI) Aman Pulungan stated. “The national data shows that children up to the age of 18 years with confirmed COVID-19 constitute 12.6 percent (of the total transmission