Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Entertainment News (Master Feed)
UK bans ad showing girl eating cheese while hanging upside down
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's advertising regulator has banned a TV ad that showed a girl eating cheese while hanging upside down, saying it could promote behaviour that could lead to choking. The ad f...
Jan 18, 2022
Sony shares untraded with a glut of sell orders on Microsoft gaming push
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Japan's Sony Group were untraded with a glut of sell orders on Wednesday after gaming rival Microsoft said it will buy developer Activision Blizzard in a record $68.7 billi...
Jan 18, 2022
Grammy awards rescheduled to April 3 in Las Vegas
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Grammy awards, which had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have been rescheduled for April 3 in Las Vegas, the Recording Academy and broadcaster CBS said in a st...
Jan 18, 2022
Toronto’s full fleet of ploughs clear snow-covered streets
(Reuters) - Hundreds of ploughs cleared the streets of Toronto on Tuesday as weather conditions eased after a day of heavy snow storms in southeastern Canada. A low pressure system tracking south of t...
Jan 18, 2022
Factbox-Tonga and its volcanic eruption
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Here are five facts about Tonga and the impact of the underwater volcanic eruption https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/impact-assessment-aid-efforts-underway-world-responds...
Jan 18, 2022
Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard in a deal at $68.7 billion
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it would buy videogame publisher Activision Blizzard in an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion. (Reporting by Subrat Patnaik in Bengaluru; Editing b...
Jan 18, 2022
Malaysian Hindus hold scaled-down Thaipusam festival due to pandemic
By Ebrahim Harris KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Hindus celebrated a scaled-down Thaipusam festival on Tuesday, with limited numbers allowed to take part and with some traditions, such as devotees...
Jan 18, 2022
Undersea cable fault could cut off Tonga from rest of the world for weeks
By Praveen Menon and Tom Westbrook WELLINGTON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - The South Pacific archipelago of Tonga could spend days, or even weeks, cut off from the rest of world because of difficulties in repai...
Jan 18, 2022
Explainer-Tonga’s volcanic eruption may harm environment for years, scientists say
By Gloria Dickie (Reuters) - Tonga's massive underwater volcanic eruption could deliver long-lasting damage to coral reefs, erode coastlines and disrupt fisheries, say scientists studying satellite im...
Jan 17, 2022
Significant damage reported on Tonga’s main island after volcanic eruption
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Significant damage was reported along the western coast of Tonga's main island on Tuesday and the death of a British woman was confirmed following the weekend's massive volcanic eru...
Jan 17, 2022
