Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Beijing to boost land supply for rental properties
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's capital Beijing will increase the proportion of land supply for rental properties to 30% this year from 13% in 2020, official media reported, in a bid to improve housing af...
Syndicated Content Mar 16, 2021
Danish director says making Oscar-nominated ‘Another Round’ kept him sane after daughter’s death
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Thomas Vinterberg was four days into shooting 'Another Round', which has just earned him an Oscar nomination for best director when his daughter Ida, who was due to...
Syndicated Content Mar 16, 2021
Tokyo Olympic organiser to hold meeting with IOC, others on March 22: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Organising Committee will likely meet with representatives of the International Olympic Committee, Japan's government and Tokyo city to discuss the event...
Syndicated Content Mar 16, 2021
Hedge fund Indaba Capital nominates two to Benefitfocus board
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund Indaba Capital has nominated two directors to Benefitfocus Inc's board five weeks after publicly calling on the benefit management software company...
Syndicated Content Mar 16, 2021
U.S. defends response to child migrant surge at southwest border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended the U.S. response to a surge of unaccompanied minors at the southwest border on Tuesday, saying the region was on track t...
Syndicated Content Mar 16, 2021
Plumbing supplier Ferguson rewards shareholders after profit jump
By Vishwadha Chander and Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) - Ferguson announced a special dividend and share buyback of about $400 million each on Tuesday after cost cuts and strong U.S. home improvement dem...
Syndicated Content Mar 16, 2021
Russia plans Twitter block in one month if it fails to delete banned content: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will block Twitter in one month if the social media giant fails to remove banned content, the TASS news agency cited a senior official at Russia's communications watchdog Ros...
Syndicated Content Mar 16, 2021
Russian newspaper seeks investigation into ‘attack’ with chemical substance
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian newspaper that has exposed official corruption and human rights abuses urged Moscow city authorities on Tuesday to investigate what it said was an attack on its offices wi...
Syndicated Content Mar 16, 2021
Activist Toshiba shareholders tipped to win crucial vote on independent probe this week
By Makiko Yamazaki and Noriyuki Hirata TOKYO (Reuters) - In a watershed moment for Japanese corporate governance, Toshiba Corp shareholders will vote this Thursday on whether there should be an indepe...
Syndicated Content Mar 16, 2021
New Applied Materials tools use AI to catch mistakes on chips
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A new semiconductor manufacturing technology from Applied Materials uses artificial intelligence, or AI, to spot mistakes in chips more effectively, the U.S...
Syndicated Content Mar 16, 2021
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