Author Archives: Syndicated Content
YouTube says it bans accounts believed to be owned by the Taliban
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Tuesday it bans accounts that are believed to be owned and operated by the Taliban, as U.S. social media companies scrambled to clarify their rules on the gr...
Aug 17, 2021
Athletics-‘I don’t know my limits’ – Duplantis aiming high after Olympic gold
By Sophie Penney UPPSALA, Sweden (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 pole vault champion Armand Duplantis said he does not know his limits and wants to break his own world record several times over in the near fut...
Aug 17, 2021
Belarus officers illegally crossed into Lithuania while pushing in migrants, Lithuania says
VILNIUS (Reuters) - A dozen Belarusian officers in riot gear entered Lithuanian territory on Tuesday while pushing in a group of 35 Iraqi migrants, the Lithuanian border guard service said. "The offic...
Aug 17, 2021
Ontario to offer third COVID-19 vaccine doses to high risk people
(Reuters) - The Canadian province of Ontario will begin offering third COVID-19 vaccine doses to vulnerable people as early as this week, its chief medical officer said on Tuesday. Eligible population...
Aug 17, 2021
AG Nessel urges state’s utilities to give customers a break regarding storm credits
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging the state's utilities to increase the amount of credits being offered to customers in connection with last week's storms...
Aug 17, 2021
Guilty plea possible from El Salvador ex-soccer chief in FIFA corruption probe
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former president of El Salvador's soccer federation may enter a guilty plea next Monday over his alleged role in a sprawling corruption probe surrounding F...
Aug 17, 2021
Boston Dynamics’ backflipping robot shows off new ‘parkour’ routine
(Reuters) - Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot, Atlas, has been showing off its new skill, parkour or free running atop and over obstacles. A new video released on Tuesday shows Atlas leaping over obstac...
Aug 17, 2021
Purdue’s Sackler: family has ‘responsibility’ to help curb opioid crisis but wants liability shields
By Maria Chutchian (Reuters) - A member of the Sackler family that owns Purdue Pharma testified on Tuesday that his family bears a "moral responsibility" to help abate the U.S. opioid crisis but said ...
Aug 17, 2021
Canadian lumber producers to shed lofty profit gains as demand recedes
By Rithika Krishna (Reuters) - North American timber producers are expected to see a dip in current-quarter profit after lumber demand for do-it-yourself home projects decreased following the easing o...
Aug 17, 2021
Amen to that: Norway’s wealth fund boss preaches sustainable finance in church
By Gwladys Fouche ARENDAL, Norway (Reuters) - Nicolai Tangen broke new ground as the head of Norway's $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund on Tuesday by preaching on the virtues of sustainable capitali...
Aug 17, 2021
