Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis: As U.S. watchdog steps up scrutiny, Grab deal signals blank-check party peak
By Katanga Johnson and Joshua Franklin WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - While the blank-check deals market reached new heights this week with Grab Holdings' record $40 billion merger, some lawyers and ...
Apr 14, 2021
Humble fattoush salad shows cost of Lebanon’s crisis at Ramadan
By Issam Abdallah BEIRUT (Reuters) - After a year of economic meltdown in Lebanon, Hala Sheikh is sticking to a modest menu as she prepares the evening meal for her family to break their daily Ramadan...
Apr 14, 2021
Fitch to wait until next year to make final COVID-19 judgments
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Credit rating agency Fitch says is it likely to wait until next year before making final judgment calls on many of the countries still on downgrade warnings due to the...
Apr 14, 2021
Dallas Wings poised to scoop up top talent in WNBA Draft
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) kicks off its 25th season celebration in earnest on Thursday, with its annual draft bringing in top talent to the league f...
Apr 14, 2021
Russian police raid student magazine, detain 4 journalists for protest violations
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police raided a student magazine's editorial office on Wednesday and detained four of its journalists on criminal charges of encouraging minors to take part in anti-Kremlin ...
Apr 14, 2021
Uber expects employees to return to office by Sept. 13
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc said on Wednesday it expects its employees to return to office by Sept. 13, making it one of the first major U.S. tech companies to set a return date. Employees will ...
Apr 14, 2021
Schumer intends to move forward with early infrastructure bill next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that he intends to move forward next week on a water resources bill, calling the measure an initial bipartisan compon...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. intelligence chief: spy agencies do not know exactly when COVID-19 first transmitted
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said on Wednesday that the intelligence community does not know exactly when or how COVID-19 was initially transmitted. "The ...
Apr 14, 2021
Instagram launches test where users can choose to see likes
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Instagram is launching a small global test on Wednesday where users can choose whether to hide like counts on their own posts or other people's posts, a Facebook spo...
Apr 14, 2021
Teen shot dead after aiming toy gun at Maryland State Police trooper
(Corrects typographical error in penultimate paragraph to make it "leave" instead of "lead") (Reuters) - A Maryland State Police trooper shot a 16-year-old boy dead after the teenager aimed what inves...
Apr 14, 2021
