Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer – Barca, Real and Bilbao challenge LaLiga CVC deal
MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona, Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao all announced on Friday that they were challenging LaLiga's private equity investment deal with CVC. 'Boost LaLiga', which was ratified la...
Sep 17, 2021
Ireland raises privacy question over Facebook smart glasses
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's data privacy regulator on Friday said it had asked Facebook to demonstrate that an LED indicator light on the social media giant's newly launched smart glasses is "an effe...
Sep 17, 2021
Vaccine bookings jump in Italy after COVID health pass made mandatory
By Francesco Zecchini ROME (Reuters) - Bookings for COVID-19 vaccinations jumped in Italy on Friday after the government made inoculation mandatory for all workers in some of the strictest anti-corona...
Sep 17, 2021
U.S. to buy millions of Pfizer vaccine doses to donate to world -Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States plans to buy hundreds of millions of additional doses of the Pfizer Inc COVID-19 vaccine to donate around the world, The Washington Post reported on Friday, cit...
Sep 17, 2021
EU’s Mediterranean states urge global action to fight climate crisis
ATHENS (Reuters) - Leaders of the EU's bloc of nine southern European members said on Friday that urgent global action was needed to address a worsening climate crisis and build a sustainable future f...
Sep 17, 2021
Soccer – Beckham increases ownership stake in MLS club Inter Miami
(Reuters) - Former England captain David Beckham has increased his ownership stake in Inter Miami, the Major League Soccer (MLS) club said on Friday. Inter Miami, who made their MLS debut last year, s...
Sep 17, 2021
Debt ceiling impasse? Fed’s ‘loathsome’ game plan for the ‘unthinkable’
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says failure to raise the U.S. debt limit could lead to the unthinkable: a default on government payment obligations. That's an outcome the Wh...
Sep 17, 2021
U.S. ready to roll out boosters pending FDA, CDC approval – surgeon general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is ready to roll out COVID-19 vaccine booster shots once the Federal Drugs Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approve the plan, ...
Sep 17, 2021
Singapore reports 935 new COVID-19 cases, highest since April last year
(Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry reported 935 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest since April last year. A recent rise in cases after the relaxation of some COVID-19 measures has prompted...
Sep 17, 2021
Tunisia detains parliament member as rights worries grow
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian security forces detained a member of parliament on Friday, his lawyer said, amid growing concern for rights after the president seized governing powers in July in a move his...
Sep 17, 2021
