Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Paralysed and in pain, Spaniard hails euthanasia law as an option
By Oscar Corrons and Emma Pinedo SIMAT DE LA VALLDIGNA, Spain (Reuters) - Paralysed from the neck down after suffering a car crash at 19, Rafael Botella, now 35 and in pain, is relieved that the Spani...
Mar 17, 2021
Mexico president threatens constitutional change if power bill struck down
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday he would send an initiative to Congress to reform the constitution if a new law to increase state influence over...
Mar 17, 2021
Facebook starts to remove recommendations for political and social groups globally
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it is starting to remove the recommendations it gives global users for political and social issue Facebook groups, a move it has bille...
Mar 17, 2021
Lenovo’s parent company invests $237 million in Chinese chipmaker Fullhan
(Reuters) - Legend Holdings, the parent of the world's biggest PC maker Lenovo, said it purchased about 12.8 million shares of Chinese chipmaker Fullhan Microelectronics for 1.54 billion yuan ($236.9 ...
Mar 17, 2021
Vatican ruling on same-sex couples prompts defiance, pain, confusion
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's directive banning the blessing of same-sex unions has sparked defiance among some priests in Europe and left bishops perplexed on how to minis...
Mar 17, 2021
Kenya dismisses challenge to its ban on female genital mutilation
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's high court upheld a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) in a landmark ruling on Wednesday welcomed by campaigners seeking to eradicate the internationally condemned proc...
Mar 17, 2021
What is the U.S. Senate filibuster and why is everyone talking about it?
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pressure is growing among President Joe Biden's Democrats to end the filibuster, a long-standing Senate custom that requires a supermajority to advance most le...
Mar 17, 2021
Berlin warns Moscow: don’t restrict our journalists
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas demanded on Wednesday that Russia respect foreign correspondents' right to report after an official warned German journalists of possible reprisal...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. crude, fuel stocks rise even as refiners boost output: EIA
(Reuters) - U.S. crude stocks rose last week as refineries hiked output, while gasoline stocks increased and distillate inventories rose, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude...
Mar 17, 2021
Famed Metropolitan Opera conductor James Levine dead at 77: NY Times
(Reuters) - James Levine, one of the world's most acclaimed conductors who served as music director for the Metropolitan Opera in New York for four decades before sexual abuse accusations prompted a m...
Mar 17, 2021
