|  | | | | | World | | In one of the biggest leadership shake-ups in years, North Korea named a new nominal head of state and a new premier, and gave leader Kim Jong Un a new title, state media reported, moves analysts said solidify Kim’s grip on power. For the first time, state media referred to Kim as “supreme representative of all the Korean people.”
| | | | 'Beam me up': Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo is using holograms to woo rural voters ahead of Wednesday's presidential election. Wearing his signature casual white shirt, jeans and sneakers, a holographic Widodo promotes his plan to tackle Indonesia’s education and employment issues, in hopes of appealing to rural and young voters. Ninik, a young voter said she enjoyed the experience. “It feels like Jokowi is here with us.” | | | | | | Two @Reuters journalists have been imprisoned in Myanmar for 487 days. See full coverage: https://reut.rs/2UyEjMu 5:05 AM - 12 Apr 2019 | | | | | | | | | | | Business | | Virgin Galactic’s goal to fly tourists into space as early as this summer is about 12 years later than initially promised. But many of its customers aren’t sweating it. Since its early days, Virgin Galactic specifically set out to win customer loyalty, knowing its attempt to become the world’s first commercial spaceline would likely see its share of setbacks. | | | | The head of Toyota’s electric vehicle (EV) business told Reuters the automaker has received enquiries from more than 50 companies since announcing last week that it would offer free access to patents for EV motors and power control units. 5 min read | | | | Nepal banned the popular online game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), saying its violent content had a negative impact on children, an official said. “We have ordered the ban on PUBG because it is addictive to children and teenagers,” Sandip Adhikari, deputy director at Nepal Telecommunications Authority, the nation’s telecoms regulator, told Reuters.
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