Author Archives: Syndicated Content
SoftBank and celebrities back funding for faith-based app
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - A Christian worship and meditation app, Glorify, raised $40 million from investors including SoftBank, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and reality TV ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
U.S. to restart Trump-era border program forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico
By Dave Graham and Ted Hesson (Reuters) - The Biden administration will restart a controversial Trump-era border program that forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for U.S. immigration hearings, in ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
California should eliminate oil extracted from Amazon rainforest -NGOs
By Alexandra Valencia, Sharon Bernstein and Oliver Griffin QUITO/SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California must eliminate or significantly reduce consumption of oil pumped from the Amazon rainforest to protec...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
Laos gives Buddhist blessings to its new high-speed rail line
VIENTIANE (Reuters) - Laos held a Buddhist ceremony on Thursday to bless its new $6 billion high-speed rail line, a Chinese-led initiative that marks one of the biggest leaps towards modernisation by ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
France's Les Republicains party to choose between Pecresse and Ciotti for presidential candidate
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Les Republicains conservative right-wing party will choose between Valerie Pecresse and Eric Ciotti to be their 2022 presidential candidate, according to the results of a fi...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
S.Africa sees rise in COVID reinfections from Omicron, mild symptoms - scientist
By Katharine Houreld and Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) - South Africa is seeing an increase in COVID-19 reinfections due to the Omicron variant but symptoms for reinfected patients and those infecte...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise less than expected; layoffs at lowest since 1993
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased less than expected last week, pointing to tightening labor market conditions, while layoffs tumbled...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
Chile leftist Boric holds on to lead in polls ahead of presidential vote
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean leftist presidential candidate Gabriel Boric held on to a lead over conservative Jos Antonio Kast ahead of a runoff election on Dec. 19 , a private poll released on Thursd...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
Soccer-English FA charge Palace, Villa over player conduct
(Reuters) - Crystal Palace and Aston Villa have been charged by the English FA for failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion during last weekend's Premier League match...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
Norway's third Omicron case detected after company Christmas party
By Gwladys Fouche and Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) - Norway detected a third Omicron case on Thursday, a person who tested positive following a company Christmas party in the capital, Oslo, city a...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
