Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Saudi blogger Badawi out of prison after 10 years, says wife
(Reuters) - Blogger Raif Badawi is out of a Saudi prison after spending 10 years behind bars on charges of insulting Islam and cyber crime, his wife Ensaf Haidar said on Twitter on Friday. "After 10 y...
Mar 11, 2022
Tobacco group BAT to exit Russia, cuts 2022 outlook
By Richa Naidu and Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) -Camel and Lucky Strike cigarette maker British American Tobacco Plc said on Friday it would exit Russia and cut its fiscal 2022 guidance as a result...
Mar 11, 2022
Meta platforms' oversight board says context is important for content policies, enforcement
(Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc has briefed its Oversight Board on how the company is responding to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the board said in a tweet. "A critical part of ensuring free express...
Mar 11, 2022
French COVID-19 infections again up 25% week-on-week, trend upward again
PARIS (Reuters) - New COVID-19 infections in France rose by more than 25% on Friday compared to a week ago after rising more than 24% on Thursday, as a downward trend that had started late January rev...
Mar 11, 2022
Fines, fear, self-censorship: Russia's new Ukraine laws cast chill
By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - After almost eight hours sitting in a police station and court, Vera Kotova became one of the first people to be judged and fined just under $240 under a new Russ...
Mar 11, 2022
Chile environmental regulator could fine lithium miner Albermarle
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's environmental regulator said on Friday it had filed charges against major lithium miner Albemarle for irregularities in its operation in Salar de Atacama salt flats, which...
Mar 11, 2022
UK's Queen Elizabeth pulls out of Commonwealth Service
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth will not attend Monday's Commonwealth Service, Buckingham Palace has said, in what was to have been the 95-year-old's first in-person public engagement sin...
Mar 11, 2022
Exclusive-BP, Eni clinch deal on Angola joint venture
By Ron Bousso and Stephen Jewkes LONDON (Reuters) - Eni and BP have completed a deal to merge their oil and gas operations in Angola, the groups said on Friday, confirming what sources earlier exclusi...
Mar 11, 2022
Volkswagen warns of dent to business from war as operating profit doubles
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest carmaker, on Friday said that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could dent business this year, as it reported a doubling of operating profit for 2021. C...
Mar 11, 2022
YouTube blocks Russian state-funded media channels globally
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) -YouTube is immediately blocking access around the world to channels associated with Russian state-funded media, it said on Friday, citing a policy barring con...
Mar 11, 2022
