Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.N. talks adjourn without deal to regulate ‘killer robots’
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Countries taking part in U.N. talks on autonomous weapons stopped short of launching negotiations on an international treaty to govern their use, instead agreeing mere...
Dec 17, 2021
UK says 65 Omicron-variant patients in England’s hospitals
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Health Security Agency said on Friday there were 65 patients in England's hospitals with Omicron, with the number of deaths from the COVID-19 variant unchanged at one. (Re...
Dec 17, 2021
Paris judge approves 10 million euro settlement with LVMH in spy case
PARIS (Reuters) - A Paris judge approved a 10 million euro ($11.27 million) settlement with LVMH on Friday that closes a criminal probe into the luxury group's role in a spying case involving the form...
Dec 17, 2021
U.S. offers $1.5 billion to help provide school meals during supply chain crunch
By Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department is providing up to $1.5 billion to help school meal programs weather the supply chain crunch, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vi...
Dec 17, 2021
FTC chief says considering rule-makings on consumer privacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering writing rules to fight data privacy abuses, poor online security and the use of algorithms that may lead to discrimination, the ...
Dec 17, 2021
China’s Huayou agrees lithium production, battery recycling tie-up
(Reuters) - Chinese cobalt maker Huayou is teaming up with state-controlled Sichuan New Energy Power Co Ltd to produce lithium and recycle spent batteries, a Sichuan New Energy filing said on Friday. ...
Dec 17, 2021
FCC says four telecom firms will pay $6M to settle 911 probes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said Friday that four telecom providers will pay a total of $6 million to settle investigations into compliance with the agency's 911...
Dec 17, 2021
U.S. sees Iran nuclear breakout time as really short-senior official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes Iran's breakout time to producing enough highly enriched uranium for one nuclear weapon is now "really short" and alarming, a senior Biden administrat...
Dec 17, 2021
Swiss prosecutors review Credit Suisse chairman’s quarantine breach
ZURICH (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the Swiss canton of St Gallen say they are reviewing a breach of quarantine rules by Credit Suisse Chairman Antonio Horta-Osorio, an offence that could see him fined ...
Dec 17, 2021
Russia bars entry to seven British citizens
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has barred entry to seven British citizens in a retaliatory measure to Britain's earlier sanctions on the same number of Russians, Russia's foreign ministry said in a stateme...
Dec 17, 2021
