Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Uber appeals $59 million California fine over sexual assault data request
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday appealed a $59 million fine by a California regulator in a dispute over whether the company should share detailed information on sexual as...
Jan 13, 2021
Swiss boost coronavirus restrictions, shy away from full lockdown
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland announced tighter measures on Wednesday to tackle new variants of the COVID-19 virus spreading across the country but fell short of implementing the full lockdown impose...
Jan 13, 2021
U.S. House plans to send Trump’s impeachment to Senate this week: Hoyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is planning to send its articles of impeachment to the Senate as soon as this week, the chamber's No. 2 Democrat Steny Hoyer said on Wednesday....
Jan 13, 2021
Ireland apologises for ‘profound failure’ at Mother and Baby homes
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Michel Martin formally apologised on Wednesday for the state's "profound failure" in its treatment of unmarried mothers and their babies in a network of Catholi...
Jan 13, 2021
Amazon takes on Netflix in India with cheaper mobile-only Prime Video plan
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Amazon.com on Wednesday launched a lower-priced mobile-only subscription plan for its video streaming service in India, undercutting a similar plan by Netflix Inc to woo price-se...
Jan 13, 2021
Religious order apologises for mass grave at Irish Mother and Baby home
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The religious order that ran a care home for unmarried mothers in the Irish town of Tuam where the remains of hundreds of infants were found in a mass grave has apologised for the t...
Jan 13, 2021
Romanian president approves corruption investigation against former PM
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian President Klaus Iohannis approved on Wednesday a request from anti-corruption prosecutors to allow a criminal investigation against former prime minister and senate spea...
Jan 13, 2021
Acting U.S. attorney general warns insurrectionists against further attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen warned potential domestic terrorists against further attacks as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office after pro-Trump insu...
Jan 13, 2021
Gulf of Guinea pirate kidnappings hit record in 2020
By Libby George LAGOS (Reuters) - Kidnappings by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea hit a record in 2020, with well-armed and violent gangs defying regional navies and marauding further out to sea, a repor...
Jan 13, 2021
U.S. consumer prices increase in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased in December, with households paying more for gasoline, though underlying inflation remained tame as the economy battled a raging COVID-19 pandemic...
Jan 13, 2021
