Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Donerail pushes gaming headset maker Turtle Beach to explore a sale – sources
By Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) - Donerail Group, an investment firm led by former activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP executive Will Wyatt, has amassed a stake in Turtle Beach Corp and is pushing th...
Apr 30, 2021
France summit will address how to spur economic recovery in Africa, says minister
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - A May 18 summit in France will tackle how developing countries, particularly in Africa, can avoid falling further behind as the global economy rebounds after the coronavirus pandem...
Apr 30, 2021
Tunisia to seek $4 billion IMF loan, PM says
By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia will seek a $4 billion loan programme from the International Monetary Fund in talks starting next week, Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi told ...
Apr 30, 2021
Josh Duggar, former reality TV star, charged with child porn possession
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joshua James Duggar, the 33-year-old former star of the popular reality TV show "19 Kids and Counting," appeared in federal court on Friday to face criminal ch...
Apr 30, 2021
California’s Disneyland re-opens but don’t expect hugs from Mickey Mouse
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Masks, temperature checks and no hugs with Mickey Mouse greeted visitors to Disneyland in California on Friday as Walt Disney's original theme park reopened for the first time ...
Apr 30, 2021
Jury finds 3M’s earplugs caused U.S. military vets hearing loss
(Reuters) - 3M Co was found liable on Friday for hearing damage suffered by three U.S. military veterans who accused the company of covering up design defects in its earplugs, a blow to 3M which faces...
Apr 30, 2021
Moderate Democratic U.S. Representative Bustos to retire next year
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos, a moderate Midwesterner who helped lead the House of Representatives Democrats to a disappointing 2020 election result, will ...
Apr 30, 2021
Polish scientists discover ancient Egyptian mummy was pregnant woman
WARSAW (Reuters) - An ancient Egyptian mummy once believed to be the remains of a male priest is actually the embalmed body of a woman in the third trimester of pregnancy, Polish scientists said on Fr...
Apr 30, 2021
Andreessen Horowitz plans $1 billion cryptocurrency VC fund – FT
(Reuters) - Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz is looking to raise a fund of as much as $1 billion to invest in cryptocurrencies and crypto start-ups, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Th...
Apr 30, 2021
MLB fires advisor Alomar after sexual misconduct allegation
By Frank Pingue TORONTO (Reuters) - Major League Baseball said on Friday it had fired special advisor Roberto Alomar after a review into an allegation of sexual misconduct against the Hall of Fame sec...
Apr 30, 2021
