Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia holds off slowing down Google and Facebook – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is not yet planning to slow down the speed of Google and Facebook over a failure to delete content Moscow deems illegal, news agencies reported on Thursday, citing communicat...
May 27, 2021
Iranians queue to bid on car that Shah gave to Romanian dictator
By Radu-Sorin Marinas and Octav Ganea BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Iranian collectors are queuing to bid on an Iranian-built luxury car given to the late communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in 1974 by the S...
May 27, 2021
EU privacy watchdog to investigate EU institutions’ use of Amazon, Microsoft cloud services
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU privacy watchdog EDPS opened on Thursday two investigations into EU institutions' use of cloud computing services provided by Amazon and Microsoft, concerned ab...
May 27, 2021
Thai princess allows new vaccine imports as slow rollout prompts anger
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai king's sister has approved coronavirus vaccine imports by an institution she sponsors, bypassing the government as it deals with surging infections and growing public ange...
May 27, 2021
Protasevich Street? Bucharest mulls changing address of Belarusian embassy
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - The street in the Romanian capital Bucharest where the Belarusian embassy is located could be renamed in honour of dissident journalist Roman Protasevich as a gesture of solidari...
May 27, 2021
UK says global tax deal must tackle large tech companies
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday that any global deal on a minimum corporate tax rate must ensure that large tech companies pay their fair share of tax, a day before it hosts an online meet...
May 27, 2021
‘Friends’: The One With the Truth about Ross and Rachel
(Contains spoilers for "Friends: The Reunion") By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After 10 years on the air and 17 years since the final episode, "Friends" still has its secrets, and one of the ...
May 27, 2021
UK accounting watchdog tightens fraud prevention guidelines
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's accounting watchdog on Thursday tightened fraud prevention standards in the wake of sharp criticism by parliamentarians after the high-profile collapses of companies such ...
May 27, 2021
Many teachers pressed into Indian poll duty became virus victims, families say
By Alasdair Pal and Saurabh Sharma MATHURA, India (Reuters) - Suman Lata's family begged her to refuse a summons to monitor elections in Uttar Pradesh state last month but, worried about losing her jo...
May 27, 2021
China’s Guangdong orders factories cut power use as hot weather strains grid
BEIJING (Reuters) - Several cities in China's southern province Guangdong, a major manufacturing hub, have asked industry to curb power use by suspending operations for hours or even days as high fact...
May 27, 2021
