Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India says new social media laws in response to rights violations
By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Monday reissued new rules on social media companies that it proposed then abruptly withdrew last week, making no changes but explain...
Thomson Reuters Jun 06, 2022
Nigeria's Buhari has no preferred successor, spokesman says
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has no preferred candidate from the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) to succeed him, his spokesman said on Monday, a day before ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 06, 2022
Lawsuits target illegal plastic bag sales in California
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An environmental group said Monday it had sued two major Californian retailers to stop them selling thicker plastic bags that are supposed to be recyclable ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 06, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court rules Southwest Airlines cannot force wage suit into arbitration
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co cannot force a baggage handler's class action lawsuit over overtime pay into private arbitration, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a decis...
Thomson Reuters Jun 06, 2022
Tourism rebounds in Portugal from pandemic slump, but return to record unlikely
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Tourism is rebounding more quickly in Portugal than in some parts of Europe, but the number of foreign visitors this year is still expected to lag the pre-pandem...
Thomson Reuters Jun 06, 2022
Teacher, 14-year-old among hundreds of Americans hit by gunfire over weekend
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Philadelphia school teacher, an Arizona teenager and a Chicago police officer were among hundreds of people struck by gunfire over the weekend, part of a relen...
Thomson Reuters Jun 06, 2022
Olympics-Phelps, Vonn headline Team USA Hall of Fame's Class of 2022
(Reuters) - Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, and alpine skiing great Lindsey Vonn headlined the United States Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame Class of 2022 that was announced...
Thomson Reuters Jun 06, 2022
Famine risk rises in Somalia as rains fail, food prices soar - U.N
By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly a quarter of a million people are facing starvation in Somalia as a drought worsens and global food prices hover near record highs, United Nations agencies s...
Thomson Reuters Jun 06, 2022
Strong T-cell response for blood cancer patients after vaccine; COVID breakthrough often serious for cancer patients
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19 and cancer presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago. Bloo...
Thomson Reuters Jun 06, 2022
Russia sanctions U.S. treasury and energy secretaries, defence and media bosses
(Reuters) - Russia has imposed personal sanctions on 61 U.S. officials including U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and leading defence and media executives, t...
Thomson Reuters Jun 06, 2022
