Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hungarian government sees no scope to ease coronavirus curbs yet
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic will reach its peak in Hungary by the end of March the latest, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Thursday, adding the...
Mar 18, 2021
Coherent takeover battle heats up after II-VI raises offer to $7 billion
(Reuters) - Coherent Inc said on Thursday that optical components maker II-VI Inc has increased its takeover bid to $7 billion, trumping Lumentum Holdings' raised offer in a three-way battle to acquir...
Mar 18, 2021
Probe into killing of six Asian women, two others ‘far from over,’ Atlanta police say
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - Police in Georgia sought clues on Thursday to what sparked the fatal shootings of eight people, six of them Asian woman, in a string of Atlanta-area attacks that heig...
Mar 18, 2021
SecurityScorecard raises $180 million at nearly $1 billion valuation
(Reuters) - Cybersecurity ratings firm SecurityScorecard has raised $180 million of fresh capital as part of a late-stage funding round led by investors such as Silver Lake Waterman, it said on Thursd...
Mar 18, 2021
Locked-down Spaniards seethe with envy as Germans flock to Mallorca
By Nathan Allen and Marco Trujillo MADRID (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Germans are planning last-minute Easter getaways to Spain's sun-kissed islands, leaving many Spaniards, who are not allowed t...
Mar 18, 2021
Explainer: Why more migrant children are arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border
By Ted Hesson and Mica Rosenberg WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border this year is on pace to be the highest in 20 years, one of U.S. President Joe Biden's ...
Mar 18, 2021
U.S. House poised to pass immigrant protections for ‘Dreamers,’ farm workers
By Susan Cornwell and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young "Dreamer" immigrants living illegally in the United States would be placed on a path to citizenship under a bill to be voted upon in th...
Mar 18, 2021
‘Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ illuminates Marvel’s post-blip world
By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Marvel Studios' newest TV spinoff, "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," promises to show fans what life is like in the superheroes' universe following the spectac...
Mar 18, 2021
Through the brush: A migrant teen mom’s journey across the U.S.-Mexico border
By Mimi Dwyer PENITAS, Texas (Reuters) - Mayra stepped from her hiding place in the dense brush on the banks of the Rio Grande, the river that marks the border between the United States and Mexico, as...
Mar 18, 2021
Exclusive: Google’s privacy push draws U.S. antitrust scrutiny – sources
By Paresh Dave and Diane Bartz (Reuters) - Google's plan to block a popular web tracking tool called "cookies" is a source of concern for U.S. Justice Department investigators who have been asking adv...
Mar 18, 2021
