Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Highly paid oil rig worker merits overtime, U.S. Supreme Court says
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - An oil rig supervisor who earned more than $200,000 a year working for Houston-based Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc is entitled to overtime pay, the U.S. Supreme Court...
Feb 22, 2023
Lithuania tells Biden: deploy more military equipment in the Baltics
(Refiling to restore word "equipment" in headline) By Andrius Sytas WARSAW (Reuters) - Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said he urged U.S. President Biden on Wednesday to seek NATO deployment of a...
Feb 22, 2023
Colorado schools placed on lockdown after receiving threats
(Reuters) - Several Colorado schools on Wednesday were placed on lockdown after receiving threats, including Boulder High School where police responded to an unconfirmed report of an active shooter, o...
Feb 22, 2023
Canada says it thwarted recent air, maritime surveillance attempts by China
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is aware of recent air and maritime surveillance attempts by China and has thwarted such efforts since last year, the Canadian defense ministry said on Wednesday, after a new...
Feb 22, 2023
Moldova, caught between Russia and West
By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova, a small country with a Romanian-speaking majority wedged between Ukraine and Romania, has been torn between Russia and the west since it gained indepen...
Feb 22, 2023
Baidu's ChatGPT-like app will revolutionise its search engine, says CEO
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Baidu Inc will use its ChatGPT-like app Ernie Bot to create a "revolutionary" version of its popular search engine, the company's CEO said on Wednesday....
Feb 22, 2023
U.S. prosecutors detail policy to urge companies to report wrongdoing
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Federal prosecutors on Wednesday outlined details of a new Department of Justice policy designed to encourage companies to voluntarily report employee misconduct. Under the policy,...
Feb 22, 2023
Nigerian states sue over withdrawal of old banknotes before elections
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - Sixteen states in Nigeria on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to force the central bank to extend by six months the use of old banknotes, whose withdrawal from circ...
Feb 22, 2023
Morocco's king unable to travel due to a cold, palace says
RABAT (Reuters) - King Mohammed VI of Morocco has caught a cold and has been advised by his doctor to avoid travelling and to take medical rest for several days, the state news agency reported on Wedn...
Feb 22, 2023
Starbucks offers a dash of olive oil with its coffee in Italy
MILAN (Reuters) - Starbucks has launched a new drink that mixes coffee with olive oil, offering it initially in Italy as an alternative to the more standard espresso or cappuccino. The so-called "Olea...
Feb 22, 2023
