Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive-Big online firms face 0.1% supervisory fee under new EU rules
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Major online platforms face a fee up to 0.1% of annual net income to cover the costs of monitoring compliance with new European Union rules requiring them to do mor...
Thomson Reuters Apr 05, 2022
Dutch finance minister says Air France CEO pay 'incomprehensible'
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch minister of finance said on Tuesday that the proposed 2021 pay package for Air France-KLM's CEO was "incomprehensible" in a year when it lost 3.3 billion euros ($3.6 bi...
Thomson Reuters Apr 05, 2022
EU orders 19 Russian diplomats to leave Belgium
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has declared 19 Russian diplomats personae non gratae for "engaging in activities contrary to their diplomatic status" and ordered them to leave host nation Bel...
Thomson Reuters Apr 05, 2022
Will Smith, Paris Hilton venture capital firms invest in blockchain network Boba
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) - Ethereum blockchain scaling platform Boba Network raised $45 million in its series A round, with participation from investors including Will Smith-led Dreamers VC...
Thomson Reuters Apr 05, 2022
U.S. NTSB assisting in China crash flight data recorder review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed Tuesday it is assisting Chinese investigators with the review of the flight data recorder in a China Eastern Airlines B...
Thomson Reuters Apr 05, 2022
Twitter won't recommend Russia govt accounts, will prohibit some POW content
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Twitter said on Tuesday it will not recommend Russian government accounts to users as part of a rule change affecting accounts run by states which limit access to th...
Thomson Reuters Apr 05, 2022
Canada panel makes initial recommendations on second COVID booster shot
(Reuters) - An official Canadian panel has provided initial recommendations on the use of a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for some Canadians as infections rise in many parts of the country, Hea...
Thomson Reuters Apr 05, 2022
Over 50 Amazon warehouses in U.S. contact union after New York vote
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc labor organizer Christian Smalls said on Tuesday more than 50 warehouses of the e-commerce giant in the U.S. reached out after its warehouse in New York City voted to form t...
Thomson Reuters Apr 05, 2022
U.S. House Democrats voice mixed views on $10 billion COVID aid bill
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Democrats had a mixed response to the $10 billion Senate-negotiated COVID relief deal, with some offering grudging support for a bi...
Thomson Reuters Apr 05, 2022
Jason Kilar to leave WarnerMedia after merger with Discovery - memo
(Reuters) - AT&T's WarnerMedia unit chief Jason Kilar will depart from the company after the merger with media firm Discovery, according to a memo seen by Reuters. "With the pending transaction with D...
Thomson Reuters Apr 05, 2022
