Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-‘Systemic failure’: Thorns apologise as allegations rock women’s soccer
(Reuters) - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) side Portland Thorns said on Monday they regret their role in "a systemic failure across women's professional soccer" after sexual harassment allegati...
Oct 04, 2021
White House says it is in touch over Taiwan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is in private communication over Chinese actions with regard to Taiwan, the White House said on Monday, after Taiwan's defense ministry reported that Ch...
Oct 04, 2021
Bank of America launches research coverage for digital assets
(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp published its first research coverage focused on cryptocurrencies and other digital assets on Monday, joining other mainstream financial institutions as they strengthe...
Oct 04, 2021
U.S. CDC advises against travel to Austria, Barbados over COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday warned against travel to Armenia, Austria, Barbados, Croatia and Latvia because of COVID-19 concerns. The CDC...
Oct 04, 2021
Facebook ‘accountable to no one,’ whistleblower will say in testimony
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen will tell Congress Tuesday the company faces little oversight and will liken the social media giant...
Oct 04, 2021
Play director questioned in Lebanon, fuelling freedom worries
By Issam Abdallah BEIRUT (Reuters) - A theatre director whose play was reported to the Lebanese authorities for allegedly criticising the president was released without charge after questioning on Mon...
Oct 04, 2021
Factbox-France’s investigation into its Catholic Church sex abuse crisis
PARIS (Reuters) - An independent commission will on Tuesday shed light on the scale of sexual abuse committed by Catholic clergymen in France since 1950. In the run-up to the release of its findings, ...
Oct 04, 2021
Survivor tells of “tsunami” of victims ahead of report on French Catholic Church
By Tangi Salan PARIS (Reuters) - A report on sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergymen in France is set to say there has been an estimated 216,000 victims since 1950, a survivor who contributed to the dos...
Oct 04, 2021
‘No Time to Die’ opens with $121 million in international box office sales
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The latest James Bond movie took a mighty $121 million at the international box office over its opening weekend, Universal Pictures said on Monday. The British and Irish box of...
Oct 04, 2021
Lopez Obrador says Mexican nationals in Pandora Papers should be investigated
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he was in favor of investigating Mexican nationals who appear in a series of documents released as part of the so-c...
Oct 04, 2021
