Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Senior U.S. official to visit Lithuania in show of support over Chinese 'coercion'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official will visit Lithuania next week to discuss enhancing economic cooperation with the small Baltic nation, which has faced pressure from China for boosting ti...
Jan 28, 2022
First Muslim in women's Aussie Rules league boycotts Pride Round
(Reuters) - The first Muslim player in the Australian Rules women's football league (AFLW) said it was a difficult decision to sit out Friday's game, which media reports attributed to her religious ob...
Jan 28, 2022
Judge Childs being considered for Supreme Court nomination -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. District Court Judge J. Michelle Childs is among those being considered by President Joe Biden for nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, a White House spokesperson said on ...
Jan 28, 2022
U.S. plans to reroute $67 million in aid towards Lebanon's armed forces
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to reroute $67 million of military assistance for Lebanon's armed forces to support members of the military as the country grapples ...
Jan 28, 2022
S.Korea reports 17,542 new COVID cases, new daily record -KDCA
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 17,542 new coronavirus cases for Friday, another daily record after posting 16,096 a day before, amid the spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant, the Ko...
Jan 28, 2022
U.S. Senator Brown says 'no question' Biden's Fed nominees qualified
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown on Friday said he met with President Joe Biden's three latest nominees for the Federal Reserve board, calling them qualified and urging fellow lawmakers...
Jan 28, 2022
U.S. Treasury weighs alternatives to ID.me after privacy concerns raised
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said on Friday it is considering alternatives to facial-recognition technology by commercial provider ID.me to verify identities for online tax...
Jan 28, 2022
U.S. House to take up bill next week on China competition, chips industry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will take up next week a massive bill aimed at increasing competitiveness with China and supporting the U.S. chip industry, including $52 billi...
Jan 28, 2022
Autonomy founder Lynch to seek appeal against extradition order
LONDON (Reuters) - Tech tycoon Mike Lynch will file an appeal against his extradition to the United States to face criminal charges including securities fraud related to the $11 billion deal to sell h...
Jan 28, 2022
EU aims to invest billions euros in chip push, EU's Breton says
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union aims to invest tens of billions of euros to bolster its chip industry and double its share of global production to 20%, the bloc's industry ...
Jan 28, 2022
