Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Spain to allow spectators back into football matches with 30% occupancy
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Sports minister Jose Manuel Uribes on Wednesday said spectators would be allowed to attend football matches held in stadiums, at 30% occupancy, and only in regions with fewe...
May 12, 2021
White House: Biden spent nearly two hours seeking collaboration in lawmaker meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden held a "productive" meeting for nearly two hours with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders on Wednesday to identify areas where they could collabo...
May 12, 2021
Coast Guard shuts portion of lower Mississippi River due to bridge crack
(Reuters) - The U.S Coast Guard on Wednesday said it closed a portion of the lower Mississippi River near I-40 Bridge in Memphis, Tennessee to vessel traffic on Wednesday due to a crack near the bridg...
May 12, 2021
Bill to ban TikTok on U.S. government devices passes committee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously passed a bill that would ban U.S. federal workers from downloading the popular app TikTok onto U.S. g...
May 12, 2021
Greensill, Archegos point to tougher ‘non-bank’ rules, says UK watchdog
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The collapse of supply-chain company Greensill and meltdown at hedge fund Archegos highlight the need for better data on the growing role of "non-banks" in finance, Bri...
May 12, 2021
State Department says Blinken to meet Russia’s Lavrov in Iceland next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a phone call on Wednesday with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and discussed their upcoming meeting on the sidelines of the Arc...
May 12, 2021
Citigroup fails to obtain longer freeze on botched Revlon transfer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Citigroup Inc's request to extend a freeze on about $504 million it accidentally sent a group of Revlon Inc lenders, while it appeals his dec...
May 12, 2021
Italy’s regulator asks TikTok for further action on users aged under 13
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's data protection regulator said on Wednesday it had asked video-sharing app TikTok to strengthen measures to prevent young users from accessing the platform after the group ha...
May 12, 2021
Report: LPGA to end on-site testing for fully vaccinated players
LPGA players who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer will be required to be tested at tournament sites for the virus beginning next week at the Pure Silk Championship in Williamsburg...
May 12, 2021
French COVID-19 cases see slowest weekly increase since June 2020
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported 21,498 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, 2.02% more than a week ago and the slowest week-on-week increase since late June 2020. The health ministry also reported that ...
May 12, 2021
