Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Square CEO Dorsey says looking to build a bitcoin mining system – tweet
(Reuters) -Square Inc Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said on Friday the fintech firm is looking to build a bitcoin mining system based on custom silicon and open source for individuals as well as...
Oct 15, 2021
USTR requests ITC probe trade distribution effects on workers, underserved groups
(Reuters) - The office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) said on Friday it recently asked the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to launch a probe of the distributional effects o...
Oct 15, 2021
Dominican Republic convicts two people over corruption linked to Odebrecht
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - A tribunal in the Dominican Republic has convicted two people for corruption involving Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht, which admitted to paying $92 million in bribes to win...
Oct 15, 2021
U.S. should not have charged former Boeing chief technical pilot -lawyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Boeing chief technical pilot should not have been charged with fraud by U.S prosecutors and is not responsible for two fatal 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people, his...
Oct 15, 2021
‘I heard sound of firing’: Shock at latest attack on Afghan Shi’ites
(Reuters) - Sardar Mohammad Zaidi, imam of the Fatima mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar, had almost reached the end of Friday prayers when gunfire and explosions signalled the start of the second ...
Oct 15, 2021
U.S. FDA considering lowering recommended age for Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 boosters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A top U.S. Food and Drug Administration official said on Friday that the agency is considering lowering the recommended age for who should receive booster shots of the Pfizer/BioN...
Oct 15, 2021
Argentina’s Guzman pushes economic ‘roadmap’ to investors in New York
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - Argentine Economy Minister Martin Guzman met with private investors in New York on Friday, and according to sources inside the meeting focused his attention on l...
Oct 15, 2021
Hundreds of inmates riot in Russian prison – reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Several hundreds inmates have rioted in a prison in southern Russia, while police numbers have been beefed up to quell the protests, several media outlets reported on Friday. TASS n...
Oct 15, 2021
UK’s Johnson invites Bill Gates, JPMorgan’s Dimon, others to dinner – The Telegraph
(Reuters) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host a dinner with world business leaders, including Bill Gates and JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon, The Telegraph reported on ...
Oct 15, 2021
One year on, French school children pay tribute to slain teacher
By Antony Paone PARIS (Reuters) - School children across France paid tribute to the late history teacher Samuel Paty on Friday to mark the passing of a year since he was beheaded by an Islamist radica...
Oct 15, 2021
