Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. lawmakers aim to curtail face recognition even as the technology IDs Capitol attackers
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are moving ahead with efforts to ban facial recognition software even as the technology helps identify supporters of President Donald Trump wh...
Jan 18, 2021
Trump orders assessment of security risks of Chinese made drones in U.S. govt fleet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing U.S agencies to prioritize removing Chinese-made drones from American government fleets and to assess any se...
Jan 18, 2021
Florida COVID-19 whistleblower turns herself in on felony computer charge
(Reuters) - A former Florida public health whistleblower who says she was fired because she refused to manipulate COVID-19 data turned herself in to face a felony computer offense and was released on ...
Jan 18, 2021
French central bank to exit coal, cap oil and gas investments
PARIS (Reuters) - The French central bank said on Monday it would exit from coal and limit exposure to gas and oil in its investment portfolio by 2024 as part of a shift towards more environmentally f...
Jan 18, 2021
Bankers call for ‘hybrid’ shares to plug COVID corporate capital gap
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - European companies hit by COVID-19 could issue "hybrid" shares to plug a predicted capital gap of up to 600 billion euros ($723.48 billion) when government relief measu...
Jan 18, 2021
U.S. asks Australia to scrap proposed laws to make Facebook, Google pay for news
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - The U.S. government has asked Australia to scrap proposed laws that will make it the first country in the world to force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to p...
Jan 18, 2021
Meet Kyuta: the 10-year-old, 85-kilo sumo in training
By Jack Tarrant and Kim Kyung Hong TOKYO, (Reuters) - Among the young sumo wrestlers lifting weights in the ring, 10-year-old Kyuta Kumagai stands out. At 85 kilograms (187 lb), Kyuta is twice the siz...
Jan 18, 2021
Analysis: Oil majors beat traders, gas rivals to cash in on LNG price spike
By Jessica Jaganathan, Benjamin Mallet and Dmitry Zhdannikov SINGAPORE/PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Global energy majors including Royal Dutch Shell and Total are expected to benefit most from January's g...
Jan 18, 2021
Exclusive: Trump lifting COVID-19 travel restrictions on Europe, UK, Brazil – sources
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will rescind entry bans for most non-U.S. citizens who recently were in Brazil and much of Europe starting on Jan. 26, two offici...
Jan 18, 2021
Report: Kyrie Irving to miss seventh straight game on Monday
Kyrie Irving won't play Monday night when the Brooklyn Nets host the Milwaukee Bucks, ESPN reported. Irving had been listed as questionable. He hasn't played since Jan. 5 and is working on his conditi...
Jan 18, 2021
