Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Excluded, abandoned: Children born under Islamic State era still paying heavy price
By Charlotte Bruneau AL KHAZER, Iraq (Reuters) - Excluded, vilified and sometimes simply abandoned: such is the price paid by thousands of children in Iraq born to suspected Islamic State militants. A...
Dec 10, 2020
Trust, equity and sustainability: VMware’s Gelsinger on a 2030 Agenda
By Lauren Young NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Your generation has accomplished extraordinary things. But did you have to bankrupt this planet?" That recent comment from Pat Gelsinger's daughter-in-law was "a ...
Dec 10, 2020
Airbnb shares set to sail past IPO price in stellar debut
(Reuters) - Shares of Airbnb Inc were set to soar in the biggest U.S. stock market debut of 2020 on Thursday, capping a record year for new listings that has seen investors flock to tech darlings. At ...
Dec 10, 2020
Church of England backs activist’s calls for Exxon board refresh
(Reuters) - Church Commissioners for England joined growing investor campaigns demanding changes at Exxon Mobil Corp and on Thursday backed calls for a board refresh and development of a strategy for ...
Dec 10, 2020
Mexican president says could recognize Biden win next week
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday he would immediately respond to the result of the U.S. presidential election if the electoral college definitive...
Dec 10, 2020
Spanish state takes over Franco’s palace, evicts heirs
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish state on Thursday took over former dictator General Francisco Franco's summer palace, complete with its vast art trove, and evicted his heirs as part of the leftist gove...
Dec 10, 2020
London has England’s highest COVID-19 rate, raising fears of tighter restrictions
LONDON (Reuters) -London had the highest prevalence of COVID-19 cases in the week to December 6, Public Health England (PHE) said on Thursday, raising the prospect that the capital will be moved into ...
Dec 10, 2020
Biden to tap Denis McDonough as veterans affairs secretary – report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Denis McDonough, who was chief of staff to former President Barack Obama, to be secretary of veterans affairs, Politico reported on ...
Dec 10, 2020
Car bomb kills at least four in Turkish-controlled north Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) - At least four people were killed in a Turkish-controlled region of northern Syria on Thursday when a car bomb detonated at a checkpoint in the border town of Ras Al Ain, according t...
Dec 10, 2020
“Ice Cathedral” in Swiss Alps offers visitors unique show
By Denis Balibouse LES DIABLERETS, Switzerland (Reuters) - An ice cave which forms naturally on a high-altitude glacier in the Swiss Alps became accessible on Thursday, to the delight of visitors who ...
Dec 10, 2020
Fri Jul 31
Battle Creek, MI, USA
59°FWind/Dir: 6 MPH-W
Humidity: 100%
