Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Athletics-Ethiopian Barega upsets Cheptegei to win shock 10,000m gold
TOKYO (Reuters) -Ethiopia's Selemon Barega sprinted the last lap to beat world record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda and win a shock Olympic gold medal in the men's 10,000 metres on Friday. The 21-...
Jul 30, 2021
Germany drops South Africa, others from ‘virus variant’ list
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany no longer considers South Africa and eight other African countries as so-called 'virus variant' areas, the Health Ministry said on Friday, in a move that will ease strict tr...
Jul 30, 2021
Amazon hit with $886 million EU data privacy fine
(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc has been hit with an $886.6 million (746 million euro) European Union fine for processing personal data in violation of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), th...
Jul 30, 2021
A minute with: Stand-up Daniel Sloss on pandemic stage fright
(Reuters) - Daniel Sloss began performing comedy when he was 16. Now 30, he has taken his jokes about relationships and what he terms "toxic masculinity" across the globe and stands out among British ...
Jul 30, 2021
Mastercard submits new audit to India after ban over data handling
By Nupur Anand, Aditya Kalra and Euan Rocha MUMBAI (Reuters) - Mastercard has submitted a new audit report to India's central bank, it told Reuters, as it seeks to overturn a ban on card issuance link...
Jul 30, 2021
Edinburgh festival resets relationship with the city and the world
By Barbara Lewis (Reuters) - Edinburgh's international arts festivals, after a missed pandemic year, spring back to life next week hoping to reach more of the world than ever. Second only to the Olymp...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Fencing-Japan wins gold in men’s team epee
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan won gold in the men's team epee fencing competition in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Friday. The Russian Olympic Committee took silver, and South Korea claimed bronze. (Repor...
Jul 30, 2021
U.S. House to take up residential eviction moratorium extension
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will take up a measure on Friday to extend a COVID-19 eviction moratorium through Dec. 31 that is set to expire Saturday as...
Jul 30, 2021
Hungarian election panel clears questions of LGBT referendum
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's National Election Committee approved on Friday the government's list of questions on LGBT issues it wants to put on a referendum as part of what Prime Minister Viktor Or...
Jul 30, 2021
Toshiba says strategic review will help identify non-core businesses
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp's board said on Friday a strategic review would facilitate the identification of non-core businesses as the scandal-hit Japanese conglomerate looks to ease shareholders ...
Jul 30, 2021
