Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Senators propose limiting liability shield for social media platforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill that would limit Section 230, a law that shields online companies from liability over content posted by users, and make the comp...
Feb 05, 2021
Qualifying events resume as Tokyo Games draw ever closer
By Shrivathsa Sridhar and Hardik Vyas (Reuters) - With Olympics officials reiterating their commitment to holding the Tokyo Games this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, several sports will soon resu...
Feb 05, 2021
Analysis: The other winners of the Reddit-fueled rallies: convertible debt
By Kate Duguid and Matt Scuffham NEW YORK (Reuters) - Among the winners from the recent retail-driven frenzy in U.S. stocks are investors in the niche market of convertible debt, capping a year of gai...
Feb 05, 2021
Canadian judge denies bail to fashion designer Nygard in U.S. extradition case
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard was denied bail on Friday in a Winnipeg, Manitoba courtroom, after spending nearly two months in jail on a U.S. extr...
Feb 05, 2021
U.S. labor board denies Amazon’s request to halt Alabama union election
(Reuters) - The U.S. National Labor Relations Board on Friday denied Amazon.com Inc's motion to halt the union election at the company's Bessemer, Alabama warehouse and its request to review the decis...
Feb 05, 2021
Walmart lawsuit against U.S. over opioids is dismissed
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal judge has dismissed Walmart Inc's lawsuit seeking to preemptively block the U.S. government from blaming the world's largest retailer for its alleged role in ...
Feb 05, 2021
Mars ready for its close-up: China releases space probe’s first image
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's maiden space exploration mission to Mars has captured its first image of the red planet, the space agency said on Friday, some six months after the probe left Earth. The un...
Feb 05, 2021
Czechs may follow Hungary in using vaccines not registered in EU – PM
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The Czech Republic may consider using vaccines not yet registered in the EU to speed up inoculations, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday, on a trip to Hungary which has gi...
Feb 05, 2021
Alpine skiing-Italian Paris wins last downhill before home worlds
(Reuters) - Italian Dominik Paris won a World Cup downhill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Friday to hit top form in time for his home Alpine skiing world championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo next week. It...
Feb 05, 2021
Ukrainian economy seen rebounding sharply in second quarter as virus restrictions ease: Reuters poll
By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian economy will rebound sharply to 10% growth in the second quarter of 2021 after five successive quarters of decline, provided the government sticks to e...
Feb 05, 2021
