Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Amazon eyes first foray into broadcasting soccer matches in Italy: sources
MILAN (Reuters) - Amazon is set to secure exclusive rights to screen top European Champions League matches in Italy for the 2021-2024 seasons, three sources close to matter said, in what would be its ...
Oct 28, 2020
Islamist pleads guilty to Mali hotel, restaurant attacks
By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) - A Mauritanian suspected jihadist pleaded guilty on Wednesday to shooting dead five people in an attack in the Malian capital Bamako in 2015 and planning two other ...
Oct 28, 2020
Can Liberty Oil maverick’s corporate culture survive the U.S. shale bust?
By Liz Hampton DENVER (Reuters) - Chris Wright stands out as an oilman who might be more at home in Silicon Valley than the shale fields of North Dakota. A mountain climber and Massachusetts Institute...
Oct 28, 2020
Economic cost of new EU tech rules could top $100.5 billion, study says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's plan to rein in U.S. tech giants with new rules could cost the 27-country bloc as much as 85 billion euros ($100.5 billion) in economic growth...
Oct 28, 2020
YNk steps down from FaZe Clan after NiKo joins G2
Janko "YNk" Paunovic stepped down as coach of FaZe Clan's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team on Wednesday. YNk's announcement came shortly after in-game leader Nikola "NiKo" Kovac moved on from FaZ...
Oct 28, 2020
American jailed for attempt to overthrow Vietnam government says he was ‘kidnapped’
By Bill Tarrant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen sentenced last year to 12 years in a Vietnamese jail for "attempting to overthrow the state" spoke of his 27-month detention at a Zoom news confe...
Oct 28, 2020
Mexican president slams European coronavirus lockdown measures
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday blasted European countries for adopting strict lockdowns to stem the spread of coronavirus, suggesting they smacked o...
Oct 28, 2020
JetBlue to review middle seat policy early next year: CEO interview
CHICAGO (Reuters) - JetBlue Airways will continue limiting the number of seats it sells on each flight into the first quarter of 2021, when it will review a current policy of limiting capacity at 70% ...
Oct 28, 2020
Hospitals in Wisconsin, Texas under strain as COVID-19 cases surge
By Maria Caspani and Lisa Shumaker NEW YORK (Reuters) - UW Health University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin has been rushing to convert available space into units for COVID-19 patients, as the state's...
Oct 28, 2020
Rays left to wonder what might have been after World Series loss
(Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday began the first day of an offseason sure to be haunted by thoughts of what might have been after a controversial decision to pull their ace pitcher from a d...
Oct 28, 2020
