Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Heir to South Korea’s Samsung faces day of reckoning after four years of graft trial
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court will sentence Samsung Electronics Co Ltd heir Jay Y. Lee on a bribery charge on Monday, a ruling likely to have ramifications not just for his compa...
Jan 14, 2021
Legal industry leaders outline obstacles for diversity in the law
By Sara Merken (Reuters) - A trio of legal industry leaders, including a senior California judge and a top lawyer at Microsoft Corp, said on Thursday that improving diversity in the profession will re...
Jan 14, 2021
Bolivia’s Arce to take Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine in show of confidence
By Danny Ramos LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivian President Luis Arce will take the Russian Sputnik V vaccine to protect himself from the coronavirus later this month when the country kicks off its vaccinati...
Jan 14, 2021
Startup fund Y Combinator increases global reach, diversity of entrepreneurs
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's prominent incubator and startup fund, has half of its latest class of entrepreneurs from outside of the United States, more than ever befo...
Jan 14, 2021
New COVID-19 test rules create hurdles for tourist-heavy Caribbean
By Allison Lampert and Tracy Rucinski (Reuters) - Caribbean tourism officials are rushing to increase COVID-19 testing capacity after the United States became the latest country to require nearly all ...
Jan 14, 2021
UK records 1,248 new COVID-19 deaths, down from record level
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 1,248 new deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test on Thursday, down from a record high of more than 1,500 seen the previous day. Official data also showed...
Jan 14, 2021
FBI has arrested more than 100 people over Capitol siege, looks now to inauguration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested more than 100 people over last week's violent siege of the U.S. Capitol, and is now looking into individuals who could possibly ...
Jan 14, 2021
Few inauguration week protest permits granted in Washington amid security crackdown
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Only a few protests have been permitted for next week's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden in Washington, D.C., as officials implement unprecedented secur...
Jan 14, 2021
Arrested Capitol rioters had guns and bombs, everyday careers and Olympic medals
By Brad Heath and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United by political grievances, they came in costumes, snapping selfies, calling themselves patriots. Some came armed for battle and planning fo...
Jan 14, 2021
Brazil registers 67,758 new coronavirus cases and 1,131 new COVID-19 deaths
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil has had 67,758 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours, and 1,131 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. The South A...
Jan 14, 2021
