Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive-Facial recognition company Clearview AI seeks first big deals, discloses research chief
By Paresh Dave and Jeffrey Dastin NEW YORK (Reuters) - Clearview AI, whose search engine for faces has become an unrivaled police tool, this year is aiming to win its first big U.S. government contrac...
Feb 22, 2022
Hungary to deploy troops near its border with Ukraine -defence ministry
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will deploy an unspecified number of troops near its border with Ukraine, for both security purposes and humanitarian tasks, the defence ministry said on Tuesday on the go...
Feb 22, 2022
Italy lifts COVID-19 quarantine rule for travellers from non-EU countries as of March 1
ROME (Reuters) - Italy will no longer require people coming from outside the European Union to isolate after entering the country as of March 1, its health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. Tra...
Feb 22, 2022
Romania could take in 500,000 Ukrainian refugees if needed -defence minister
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania is preparing to receive up to half a million potential refugees from Ukraine in case of a Russian invasion, Defence Minister Vasile Dincu said on Tuesday. Russian Preside...
Feb 22, 2022
Companies exposed to Russia brace for new sanctions
(Reuters) - Foreign companies with exposure to Russia were poring over contingency plans on Tuesday, with some looking at whether to shift production or find new supply chains to shield their business...
Feb 22, 2022
Factbox-Prisoners who could be freed alongside Iran nuclear deal
(Reuters) - Iran has said it is ready to swap prisoners with the United States as months of indirect talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal appear closer to reaching agreement. Any agreement for prison...
Feb 22, 2022
US EPA trying to get biofuel blending law on track to grow biofuel use -EPA
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is making sure the agency makes decisions on the nation's biofuels law in a transparent way to get the law "back on track" and put biof...
Feb 22, 2022
Russia’s Urals oil at biggest discount to benchmark for 2 years, traders say
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's flagship Urals oil grade is trading at the biggest discount to global benchmark Brent since spring 2020, hit by rising tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine, fo...
Feb 22, 2022
Turkey’s Erdogan cuts short Africa trip for virtual NATO meeting
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan cancelled a planned trip to Guinea-Bissau and is returning home from Africa early to participate in an online meeting with NATO leaders, his office ...
Feb 22, 2022
U.S. consumer confidence slips in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence fell for a second straight month in February, with fewer consumers planning to purchase homes, automobiles and go on vacation over the next six months a...
Feb 22, 2022
