Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive-Facebook owner is behind $60 million deal for Meta name rights
By David French and Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc, the owner of social media platform Facebook, is behind a $60 million deal to acquire the trademark assets of U.S. regional bank ...
Dec 13, 2021
Israel hit chemical weapons facilities in Syria over past two years – Washington Post
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel twice struck chemical weapons facilities in Syria over the past two years in a campaign to prevent Syria from renewing chemical weapons production, the Washington Post rep...
Dec 13, 2021
BoE plans to scrap interest rate check for mortgage borrowers
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Monday that it wanted to remove a requirement that mortgage borrowers must be able to afford a 3 percentage-point increase in interest rates, in a move w...
Dec 13, 2021
Fidelity pauses return-to-office plans as financial firms tighten COVID precautions
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - Asset management giant Fidelity Investments on Monday said it has paused voluntary return-to-office plans for employees in New England, in a further sign that rising ...
Dec 13, 2021
U.S. curbs visas for eight alleged wildlife traffickers in Congo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has imposed visa restrictions on eight individuals it said were wildlife traffickers in the Democratic Republic of Congo in an effort to disrupt the illicit tr...
Dec 13, 2021
NHL-Flames games postponed at least through Dec. 16 due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - Calgary Flames' games will be postponed at least through Dec. 16 after six of the team's players and one staff member entered COVID-19 protocol within a 24-hour period, the National Hockey...
Dec 13, 2021
Italy reports 98 coronavirus deaths on Monday, 12,712 new cases
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 98 coronavirus-related deaths on Monday against 66 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 12,712 from 19,215. Italy ...
Dec 13, 2021
U.N. rights forum to hold session on Ethiopia at EU request
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Friday on the "grave" situation in Ethiopia, at the request of the European Union, a U.N. statement said on Mo...
Dec 13, 2021
Uneven rainfall in Ivory Coast leaves some cocoa farmers keen for more
By Loucoumane Coulibaly ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Mixed rainfall across Ivory Coast's cocoa regions last week has left some farmers pinning their harvest hopes on more downpours, while others on Monday rema...
Dec 13, 2021
Penguin, Simon & Schuster ask judge to reject U.S. antitrust lawsuit
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two major book publishers told a judge a U.S. Justice Department antitrust lawsuit should be rejected, calling the government's arguments "legally, factually...
Dec 13, 2021
