Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding EU privacy rules
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will shift all its users in the United Kingdom into user agreements with the corporate headquarters in California, moving them out of their curren...
Dec 15, 2020
New and rediscovered species found in pristine Andes of Bolivia
LA PAZ (Reuters) - A scientific expedition high in the Bolivian Andes revealed 20 species new to science, including "lilliputian frog" plus four rediscovered species including the "devil-eyed frog" pr...
Dec 15, 2020
Mexico’s president says small ‘mistakes’ behind delay in landmark cannabis bill
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday blamed small draft errors for a delay in approving a new law that would legalize cannabis and effectively create one o...
Dec 15, 2020
Rapids sign D Abubakar to new deal through 2024
The Colorado Rapids signed defender Lalas Abubakar to a new deal through the 2024 season with a club option for an additional year. "We're delighted to secure Lalas' future in Burgundy," Rapids execut...
Dec 15, 2020
Biden to be sworn into office in largely virtual event as COVID-19 rages
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn into office on Jan. 20 on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, but the inaugural festi...
Dec 15, 2020
Kelly named Charlotte FC club president
Expansion side Charlotte FC named Nick Kelly as its club president on Tuesday. Kelly will oversee the club's day-to-day business operations. He comes from Anheuser-Busch InBev, where he worked most re...
Dec 15, 2020
Iran’s probe into downing of airliner has major flaws – Canada report
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Iran is not conducting its probe into the downing of a civilian airliner in January properly and many questions remain unanswered, an independent Canadian report ...
Dec 15, 2020
Ukraine says dozens of police hurt in clashes with lockdown protesters
KYIV (Reuters) - One police officer was knocked unconscious and 40 others received chemical eye burns from gas on Tuesday in clashes between police and thousands of people protesting a government lock...
Dec 15, 2020
Exclusive: New Mexico’s Deb Haaland emerges as Biden’s top choice to lead U.S. Interior -sources
By Jarrett Renshaw and Valerie Volcovici WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Deb Haaland of New Mexico has emerged as President-elect Joe Biden's leading choice to head the Int...
Dec 15, 2020
French economy set to rebound in first half 2021 -INSEE
PARIS (Reuters) - The French economy is on course to rebound in the first half of 2021 as long as the health crisis stabilises, the INSEE official statistics agency said on Tuesday. The euro zone's se...
Dec 15, 2020
