Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exxon urges shareholders to reject seven proposals up for vote at annual meeting
(Reuters) - Oil major Exxon Mobil Corp on Tuesday urged shareholders to reject seven proposals up for voting at its annual meeting on May 26, including the proposition to split its chairman and CEO ro...
Mar 16, 2021
India child rights group asks police to probe Netflix show ‘Bombay Begums’
By Abhirup Roy MUMBAI (Reuters) - A government agency for child rights in India on Tuesday asked police to investigate Netflix Inc's show "Bombay Begums", saying some scenes in the drama series violat...
Mar 16, 2021
Lebanon’s protesters back on streets as currency hits new low
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Protesters burned tyres and blocked roads in Beirut on Tuesday as the Lebanese currency crashed past a new milestone. Market dealers said the Lebanese pound was trading at around 15...
Mar 16, 2021
Mother who lost only son to rare COVID complication warns parents to look for early signs
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - By the time doctors realized that Lorena Navarrete's son had a rare complication of COVID-19 that afflicts some children, it was too late to save her 16-year-old Emilio. Lorena, a...
Mar 16, 2021
Lizhi shares soar as Citron expects stock to nearly triple
(Reuters) - Shares of Lizhi Inc rose as much as 45% on Tuesday, as short-seller Citron Research set a price target of $30 for the Chinese audio mobile app developer. The price target represented an up...
Mar 16, 2021
Several U.S. States join Texas lawsuit against Google
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alaska, Florida, Montana, Nevada, and Puerto Rico have joined a lawsuit filed by Texas and others against Google, which accuse it of breaking antitrust law to boost its already ...
Mar 16, 2021
I’ve had AstraZeneca vaccine, says Britain’s Duchess of Cornwall
LONDON (Reuters) - Camilla, Britain's Duchess of Cornwall and wife of heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, said on Tuesday she received the AstraZeneca shot when she had her first vaccine dose. On a tri...
Mar 16, 2021
Primordial lightning strikes may have helped life emerge on Earth
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The emergence of the Earth's first living organisms billions of years ago may have been facilitated by a bolt out of the blue - or perhaps a quintillion of them. ...
Mar 16, 2021
Blackmore becomes first woman jockey to win Champion Hurdle
CHELTENHAM, England (Reuters) - Rachael Blackmore became the first woman jockey to win the Champion Hurdle when she guided Honeysuckle to victory in the opening feature race of the Cheltenham Festival...
Mar 16, 2021
Green groups file FTC complaint against Chevron over climate claims
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three environmental groups filed a false advertising complaint against Chevron with the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, alleging that the U.S. oil majo...
Mar 16, 2021
