Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada's Champagne unveils CRTC direction as Rogers-Shaw deal nears final nod
(Reuters) - Canadian Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne said on Monday the country's broadcast and telecommunications regulator would focus on improving competition, affordability and consum...
Feb 13, 2023
Walmart to close three tech hubs - WSJ
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc plans to close three of its U.S. technology hubs and has asked hundreds of workers to relocate to keep their jobs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday citing an internal...
Feb 13, 2023
Jury urged to sentence to death man who killed 8 on New York bike path
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal prosecutor urged a New York jury to sentence Sayfullo Saipov to death as the penalty phase of his trial began on Monday, saying his execution would be ...
Feb 13, 2023
U.S. delegation to visit Pakistan as two sides seek to repair ties
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. State Department Counselor Derek Chollet will lead a delegation to Pakistan this week as Washington and Islamabad seek to repair ties strained under forme...
Feb 13, 2023
Israeli soldier who assaulted Palestinian in West Bank sent to prison
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's military on Monday sentenced a soldier who was filmed assaulting a Palestinian near an army post in the occupied West Bank to 10 days in prison and suspended him from co...
Feb 13, 2023
Mexico seeks to curb 'abuse' of asylum system by migrants who do not plan to stay
By Daina Beth Solomon and Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's overwhelmed asylum agency is strengthening efforts to weed out high numbers of applicants who "abuse" the system while passing t...
Feb 13, 2023
Court to reconsider Conn. rule allowing transgender athletes in girls' sports
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday agreed to reconsider a lawsuit challenging a Connecticut policy allowing transgender students to compete in girls' high school sports. ...
Feb 13, 2023
Tunisia ramps up arrests, detains radio station head and opposition official
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police on Monday detained a radio station head and a senior opposition official, part of a wave of arrests targeting prominent politicians and other figures as critics of th...
Feb 13, 2023
U.S. judge puts SEC, CFTC cases against FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried on hold
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday put two regulators' civil lawsuits against Sam Bankman-Fried on hold until the conclusion of the Department of Justice's criminal case against the founder o...
Feb 13, 2023
Canadian premiers accept C$46-billion federal govt healthcare funding offer
By Nia Williams (Reuters) - Canada's provincial and territorial premiers on Monday said they will accept an additional C$46.2 billion ($34.64 billion) in healthcare funding from the federal government...
Feb 13, 2023
