Author Archives: Syndicated Content
US suspends federal funding to Wuhan lab over non-compliance
(Reuters) - The U.S. has suspended federal funding to China's Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) for failing to provide documentation related to concerns over biosafety protocol violations at the facil...
Jul 19, 2023
PE firm J.F. Lehman to buy waste disposal company Heritage-Crystal for $1.2 billion
(Reuters) - Heritage-Crystal Clean said on Wednesday it has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Co for about $1.2 billion in cash, sending the waste management services company'...
Jul 19, 2023
Gymnastics-Russian, Belarusian gymnasts allowed to compete as neutrals from January, says FIG
(Reuters) - Russian and Belarusian gymnasts will be allowed to compete as "individual neutral athletes" at events organised by the governing body from next January, the International Gymnastics Federa...
Jul 19, 2023
US House members want Biden to negotiation Taiwan tax deal
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation on Wednesday that would authorize President Joe Biden's admini...
Jul 19, 2023
Stanford University president to quit after review of scientific work
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - The president of Stanford University, one of the most prestigious U.S. schools, announced plans on Wednesday to resign his post after an independent review ordered by its bo...
Jul 19, 2023
Microsoft, Activision urge US to drop case against deal before internal FTC judge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft, which is seeking to wrap up its acquisition of game-maker Activision for $69 billion, urged the Federal Trade Commission to withdraw a case against the deal that the ...
Jul 19, 2023
Meta’s WhatsApp down for thousands of users – Downdetector
(Reuters) - Meta Platforms' WhatsApp was down for thousands of users on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. There were more than 22,000 incidents of people reporting issu...
Jul 19, 2023
Las Vegas Sands 2nd qtr revenue beats Wall Street estimates
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Las Vegas Sands Corp on Wednesday reported second quarter revenue of $2.5 billion, beating Wall Street estimates. The Las Vegas-based casino operator said earnings are benefiting ...
Jul 19, 2023
New York to distribute flyers telling migrants at U.S.-Mexico border to ‘consider another city’
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York City will distribute flyers at the U.S.-Mexico border telling newly arrived migrants to "consider another city" and limit shelter stays for adult asylum s...
Jul 19, 2023
Kinder Morgan misses revenue estimates as gasoline, diesel volumes drop
(Reuters) - Kinder Morgan on Wednesday missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue as the pipeline operator transported lower volumes of gasoline and diesel through its network. Oil and ga...
Jul 19, 2023
