Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Afghanistan’s China envoy leaves after months without pay
BEIJING (Reuters) - Afghanistan's ambassador to China, Javid Ahmad Qaem, left his post earlier in January after months without pay from Kabul following the Taliban's seizure of power, he said on Twitt...
Jan 11, 2022
British parliament to hold urgent debate on Downing Street gathering
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government will face an urgent question in parliament on Tuesday over reports of a "bring your own booze" party in the garden of his Downing S...
Jan 11, 2022
Exclusive-Smart guns finally arriving in U.S., seeking to shake up firearms market
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Personalized smart guns, which can be fired only by verified users, may finally become available to U.S. consumers after two decades of questions about reliability and con...
Jan 11, 2022
Explainer-U.S. Senate Democrats mull ending filibuster to pass voting rights reform
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats' razor-thin majority in the U.S. Senate has led to them making new calls to change the chamber's longstanding "filibuster" supermajority rule to allow...
Jan 11, 2022
Auto parts supplier Aptiv to buy Wind River in $4.3 billion deal
(Reuters) - Auto parts supplier Aptiv PLC said on Tuesday it would buy software firm Wind River from TPG Capital in a deal valued at $4.3 billion. (Reporting by Abhijith Ganapavaram in Bengaluru; Edit...
Jan 11, 2022
Japan’s Ito-Yokado supermarket takes on pricing trial in bid to cut waste
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese supermarket chain Ito-Yokado will undertake a government-backed trial to offer variable discounts on more than a dozen products including bread and desser...
Jan 11, 2022
WHO warns against treating Covid-19 like flu
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned against treating COVID-19 as an endemic illness like flu, rather than as a pandemic, saying the spread of the Omicron varia...
Jan 11, 2022
Israeli security startup Pentera raises $150 million in funding round, eyes IPO
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Israeli cybersecurity firm Pentera has raised $150 million in its latest funding round, taking the company's value to $1 billion, the company told Reuters, adding it was eyei...
Jan 11, 2022
Fed’s Bostic says three hikes, fast balance sheet runoff needed for inflation fight
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - High inflation and a strong recovery will require the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates at least three times this year, beginning as soon as March, and...
Jan 11, 2022
Biden administration to give additional $308 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration plans to donate an extra $308 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, bringing total U.S. aid for the impoverished country and Afghan refugees in th...
Jan 11, 2022
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