Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil startup Rentbrella eyes European expansion after U.S. rollout
By Aleksandra Halina Michalska and Carolina Pulice (Reuters) - A Brazilian umbrella-sharing app, which has for several months been giving New Yorkers a way to cope with unexpected downpours, is now pr...
Jan 25, 2022
S.Korea’s daily new COVID count exceeds 13,000 for first time
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases exceeded 13,000 for the first time, data showed on Wednesday, while the government sought to revise its COVID-19 response to...
Jan 25, 2022
U.S. prepares to allow diplomats to leave China over strict COVID rules
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department is preparing to authorize departures for American diplomats and their families in China who wish to leave due to the U.S. government...
Jan 25, 2022
U.S. Congress’s hearings on Capitol riot could come by March-Raskin
(Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives committee probing the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol could hold public hearings with witnesses by late February or March, one the committee's...
Jan 25, 2022
EV maker Link to invest $265 million in Mexican plant
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Link EV Electric Vehicles, a unit of private U.S. energy company Citizens Resources, said on Tuesday it plans to build an assembly plant in the central Mexican state of Puebla ...
Jan 25, 2022
Activision Blizzard says could not reach deal with union at Raven studio
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard said on Tuesday that it was unable to reach agreement with the Communications Workers of America as the union seeks recognition of a unit at its Raven stu...
Jan 25, 2022
Baidu’s electric vehicle arm Jidu raises $400 million in new funding round
BEIJING (Reuters) - Baidu's electric vehicle arm Jidu Auto said on Wednesday that it has raised nearly $400 million from Baidu and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in a new funding round. Jidu, an electri...
Jan 25, 2022
Protests, citizenship festivities to mark contentious Australia Day holiday
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rallies against the mistreatment of Indigenous people were expected across Australia on Wednesday as citizenship ceremonies took place to mark the country's national day intended...
Jan 25, 2022
Baseball-SF Giants go to bat for Bonds after latest Hall of Fame snub
(Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants on Tuesday praised the "generational talent" of Barry Bonds after the home run king was not elected to MLB's Hall of Fame in his last year of eligibility on the Ba...
Jan 25, 2022
Google expands in Brazil seeking to improve areas of privacy and security
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google is slated to hire 200 engineers in Brazil this year, as it seeks to bolster its privacy, security, and anti-abusive content technologies, Berthier Ribeiro-Neto, its d...
Jan 25, 2022
