Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Qatar’s emir to visit Washington on Jan. 31
DOHA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Qatar's ruling emir plans to visit Washington on Jan. 31, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, a trip likely to address Afghanistan, the security of gas suppl...
Jan 25, 2022
Google cannot escape location privacy lawsuit in Arizona, judge rules
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Allegations that Alphabet Inc's Google deceived users with unclear smartphone location tracking settings should be weighed by a jury, an Arizona judge ruled on Tuesday, refu...
Jan 25, 2022
As Japan kicks off wage talks, policymakers face heat for ‘bad’ inflation
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -As Japan kicked off annual wage talks on Tuesday, policymakers sought to downplay the chance rising raw material prices could be stoking "bad inf...
Jan 25, 2022
COVID is less severe with Omicron than Delta, U.S. study suggests
By Manojna Maddipatla and Leroy Leo (Reuters) - The Omicron variant appears to result in less severe COVID-19 than seen during previous periods of high coronavirus transmission including the Delta wav...
Jan 25, 2022
Cardinal skips Vatican trial to boycott talk of rumoured liaison with woman
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A cardinal who is a defendant in a Vatican corruption trial stayed away on Tuesday because he did not want to be in the room when lawyers spoke of rumours t...
Jan 25, 2022
Meijer announces that it will provide free N95 masks to customers
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Meijer will offer free N95 masks to its customers when they enter store locations, according to an official announcement Monday. Officials say the provisions are ...
Jan 25, 2022
New Mexico Guard members teach in COVID-hit schools, governor next
By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - National Guard members in New Mexico have begun substitute teaching and the governor said she would do the same in a bid to keep students in classrooms during a CO...
Jan 25, 2022
ValueAct urges Seven & i Holdings to listen, consider strategic alternatives
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - ValueAct Capital is urging Seven & i Holdings, the Japanese owner of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, to listen to shareholders' concerns and form a comm...
Jan 25, 2022
Second New York City officer dies days after shooting in Harlem -police commissioner
(Reuters) - A second police officer who was shot Friday in New York City while responding to a domestic violence call has died, the city's police commissioner said on Twitter on Tuesday. (Reporting by...
Jan 25, 2022
Redwood forest in northern California reclaimed by Native American tribes
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - A native tribal group reclaimed a redwood forest in Northern California, with a San Francisco conservation group transferring more than 500 acres (202 hectares) to a coun...
Jan 25, 2022
