Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Apple goes to battle with Spotify in premium podcast push
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Apple Inc is fighting to retain control of the fast-growing podcasting market it popularized years ago but did not monetize, analysts and industry experts told Reuters. Near...
Apr 20, 2021
DiCaprio, Katy Perry urge Biden to refuse Brazil environment deal
By Jake Spring BRASILIA (Reuters) - Dozens of U.S. and Brazilian celebrities, including film actor Leonardo DiCaprio, pop star Katy Perry and musician Gilberto Gil, released a letter on Tuesday urging...
Apr 20, 2021
China, Myanmar and others criticised in report on rising religious persecution
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Violations of religious freedom are increasing and persecution takes place in more than 25 countries, with China and Myanmar among those that have the worst records...
Apr 20, 2021
U.S. general says has grave doubt about Taliban’s reliability
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. general said on Tuesday that he had grave doubts about the Taliban's reliability as a negotiating partner, as the United States is set to remove all its troops from A...
Apr 20, 2021
Cubans turn to herbal remedies, barter amid medicine scarcity
By Rodrigo Gutierrez HAVANA (Reuters) - Dayana Rodriguez says her son is overwhelmed with scabies but she has not been able to find any of the treatments prescribed by their doctor at the poorly-stock...
Apr 20, 2021
Ahead of Biden’s climate summit, lawmakers relaunch ‘Green New Deal’
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. lawmakers, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey, on Tuesday reintroduced their "Green New Deal" resolution, th...
Apr 20, 2021
Vietnamese flock to festival, shrug off outbreak risk
By Thinh Nguyen PHU THO, Vietnam (Reuters) - Thousands of people scaled the steps of a mountain temple in northern Vietnam on Tuesday to burn incense sticks and make spiritual offerings, shrugging off...
Apr 20, 2021
‘Who’s going to play me?’ Boy George launches casting search for biopic
LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Boy George launched a casting search on Tuesday, looking for an actor to portray him in a music biopic set to start filming this summer. The Culture Club frontman, wh...
Apr 20, 2021
Online fashion retailer Zalando’s first-quarter sales surge
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German online fashion retailer Zalando's on Tuesday said revenue soared by 46-48% in the first quarter, boosted by coronavirus lockdowns. Europe's biggest online-only fashion ret...
Apr 20, 2021
European Medicines Agency: More than 300 cases of rare blood clot events worldwide
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The European Union's drug regulator said on Tuesday there had been more than 300 cases worldwide of rare blood clotting incidents combined with low platelet counts after use of C...
Apr 20, 2021
