Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Do not break with Merkel, Bavarian leader warns before CDU leadership vote
BERLIN (Reuters) - Breaking with Chancellor Angela Merkel's policies is not the way to win Germany's federal election in September, the leader of her Bavarian sister party said as her Christian Democr...
Jan 14, 2021
Congress intelligence, security panels to probe lapses before U.S. Capitol rampage
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Congressional Intelligence and Homeland Security oversight committees are opening investigations into why federal and local law enforcement agencies did n...
Jan 14, 2021
New York City’s FY 2022 budget gap grows to $5.25 billion
(Reuters) - A decline in property tax revenue related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has punched a bigger hole in the upcoming budget for New York City, which needs Democrats in control of the Wh...
Jan 14, 2021
Analysis: Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue package offers bridge for hard-hit economy
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's proposal to pour $1.9 trillion into a hobbled economy could lay the foundation for a surge in jobs and spending that many economists say is n...
Jan 14, 2021
North Korea shows off new submarine-launched missiles after rare party congress
By Josh Smith and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea displayed what appeared to be a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) at a parade on Thursday night, state media reported, capping ...
Jan 14, 2021
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
