Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.N. rights boss urges withdrawal of article in French draft security law
GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations human rights boss Michelle Bachelet called on Wednesday for the withdrawal of a draft law in France known as "Article 24" that would curb freedom to share images iden...
Dec 09, 2020
Two reports of allergic reactions on first day of vaccine rollout – UK medical regulator
LONDON (Reuters) - Two allergic reactions were reported on the first day of the rollout of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, the head of Britain's medicine regulator said on Wednesday. "Last evening, we we...
Dec 09, 2020
U.S. House to take up one-week stopgap bill as COVID-19 talks drag on
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives votes on Wednesday on a one-week stopgap funding bill to provide more time for lawmakers to reach a deal on both COVID-19 rel...
Dec 09, 2020
‘The canary in the coal mine?’ What teacher layoffs in one city could mean for U.S. schools
By Andy Sullivan (Reuters) - Shortly before school began in September, administrators in Schenectady, New York, laid off more than 400 teachers, aides and other employees -- roughly one out of every f...
Dec 09, 2020
Citigroup heads to trial seeking to undo nearly $900 million Revlon blunder
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc is heading to trial on Wednesday, hoping to convince a Manhattan federal judge to undo a nearly $900 million blunder where it used its own money to repay lenders of ...
Dec 09, 2020
Canada border official who shut down FBI requests in Huawei CFO case faces more questioning
By Sarah Berman VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A Canadian border official who testified about "very persistent" information requests from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation after Huawei Chief Financial O...
Dec 09, 2020
Amnesty: rich countries have bought too many COVID-19 vaccines
PARIS (Reuters) - Rich countries have secured enough coronavirus vaccines to protect their populations nearly three times over by the end of 2021, Amnesty International and other groups said on Wednes...
Dec 09, 2020
Hiring rapidly, U.S fintech startup Stripe plots Asia expansion
By Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. digital payments company Stripe plans to expand across Asia, including in Southeast Asia, Japan, China and India, after boosting its staff in the region by 4...
Dec 09, 2020
Erdogan believes Turkish reforms will not protect jailed Kurdish leader
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he believed that touted judicial reforms would not protect jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas, former leader of parliam...
Dec 09, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan criticises U.S. response to Russian arms purchase
ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan criticised on Wednesday U.S. comments and actions in response to Turkey's purchase of Russian missile defence systems, which could trigger U.S. sanctions on...
Dec 09, 2020
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