Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Dutch expel two Russian diplomats for suspected espionage
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands on Thursday ordered the expulsion of two Russian diplomats suspected of spying on the Dutch high-tech sector, the AIVD national intelligence agency said. One of t...
Dec 10, 2020
U.S. sanctions people in China, Jamaica, El Salvador over alleged human rights violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Thursday announced sanctions against 17 officials of China and other foreign governments, as well their immediate family members, for serious human ...
Dec 10, 2020
Former EU leaders call for democratic safeguards in new tech rules
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Fifteen former presidents and premiers of European Union states have called on the European Commission to ensure democratic safeguards are included in new rules ta...
Dec 10, 2020
U.S. blacklists Chechen leader, others in Russia, Haiti, Yemen for rights abuses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday sanctioned alleged human rights abusers in Russia, Yemen and Haiti including Ramzan Kadyrov, who is the leader of Russia's Muslim-majority Chechnya...
Dec 10, 2020
Biden to tap Susan Rice to head his domestic policy council-report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden chose Susan Rice, who was national security adviser to former President Barack Obama, to lead the White House's domestic policy council, the Assoc...
Dec 10, 2020
Excluded, abandoned: Children born under Islamic State era still paying heavy price
By Charlotte Bruneau AL KHAZER, Iraq (Reuters) - Excluded, vilified and sometimes simply abandoned: such is the price paid by thousands of children in Iraq born to suspected Islamic State militants. A...
Dec 10, 2020
Trust, equity and sustainability: VMware’s Gelsinger on a 2030 Agenda
By Lauren Young NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Your generation has accomplished extraordinary things. But did you have to bankrupt this planet?" That recent comment from Pat Gelsinger's daughter-in-law was "a ...
Dec 10, 2020
Airbnb shares set to sail past IPO price in stellar debut
(Reuters) - Shares of Airbnb Inc were set to soar in the biggest U.S. stock market debut of 2020 on Thursday, capping a record year for new listings that has seen investors flock to tech darlings. At ...
Dec 10, 2020
Church of England backs activist’s calls for Exxon board refresh
(Reuters) - Church Commissioners for England joined growing investor campaigns demanding changes at Exxon Mobil Corp and on Thursday backed calls for a board refresh and development of a strategy for ...
Dec 10, 2020
Mexican president says could recognize Biden win next week
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday he would immediately respond to the result of the U.S. presidential election if the electoral college definitive...
Dec 10, 2020
