Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Google opens Dublin hub to tackle harmful online content
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google on Wednesday opened a centre to tackle harmful online content, in a move also designed to ease regulatory concerns about how the company and o...
Jan 27, 2021
Police dismantle world’s ‘most dangerous’ criminal hacking network
(Reuters) - International law enforcement agencies said on Wednesday they had dismantled a criminal hacking scheme used to steal billions of dollars from businesses and private citizens worldwide. Pol...
Jan 27, 2021
Vaccines versus variants: Israel’s exit from pandemic hangs in balance
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's plan to parlay its COVID-19 vaccination drive into an exit from the pandemic next month hangs in the balance as new variants of the virus have spurred an...
Jan 27, 2021
Google to stop using Apple tool to track iPhone users, avoiding new pop-up warning
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Google's iPhone apps such as Maps and YouTube will stop using a tool from Apple Inc that allows them to personalize ads, avoiding a new Apple warning that informs users thei...
Jan 27, 2021
Former U.S. envoys alarmed by violence and hate speech in Ethiopia
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Four former U.S. ambassadors to Ethiopia wrote a joint letter to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed voicing concern over the conflict in the northern Tigray region, rising ethnic tension in...
Jan 27, 2021
Willingly or pressured, Slovaks take COVID tests to avoid tough lockdown
By Radovan Stoklasa TRENCIN, Slovakia (Reuters) - Slovak physiotherapist Katarina Caklosova was ready to close shop for two weeks rather than heed government requirements to undergo a coronavirus test...
Jan 27, 2021
Chilean health regulator approves AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
By Aislinn Laing and Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's health regulator on Wednesday approved the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use among its population by a un...
Jan 27, 2021
Wall St. opens lower with earnings underway, eyes on Fed
(Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes opened lower on Wednesday as investors parsed through earnings reports from companies including Boeing and Microsoft, ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy statement lat...
Jan 27, 2021
Russian lawmakers approve extension of nuclear arms pact with U.S.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's parliament on Wednesday approved a five-year extension of the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the United States, which a senior official said had been agreed on ...
Jan 27, 2021
U.S. core capital goods orders rise in boost to business investment
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods increased for an eighth straight month in December, pointing to solid growth in business spending on equipment in th...
Jan 27, 2021
