Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China aims for 'civilised' internet with focus on 'socialist values' - Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China will step up efforts to promote a "civilised" internet by strengthening oversight over the likes of news sites and online platforms and encouraging them to promote core socia...
Sep 14, 2021
BAE Systems sees big opportunity in space after UK satellite deal
LONDON (Reuters) -British defence company BAE Systems has high hopes for its space business after acquiring UK-based In-Space Missions on Tuesday, giving it the ability to design, launch and operate c...
Sep 14, 2021
COVID vaccines saved 112,000 lives in UK, deputy medical officer says
LONDON (Reuters) - Vaccines have saved 112,000 lives and averted 24 million cases of COVID in the United Kingdom, England's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam said on Tuesday. "Our latest e...
Sep 14, 2021
Russia fines Facebook, Twitter for not deleting banned content
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian court on Tuesday said it had fined U.S. social media giants Facebook and Twitter for failing to delete content that Moscow deems illegal, part of a wider crackdown on the i...
Sep 14, 2021
S&P, Dow futures inch higher ahead of inflation data
By Ambar Warrick (Reuters) - S&P and Dow futures rose on Tuesday as investors favored stocks expected to benefit from an economic recovery this year, although gains were muted in the run-up to consume...
Sep 14, 2021
Russia publishes plan to tax foreign tech, promote home-grown rivals
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian government published a plan on Tuesday to impose new taxes on foreign-owned digital services by November, part of a package of proposals Moscow says are aimed at support...
Sep 14, 2021
UK says will give COVID booster vaccines to over 50s
LONDON (Reuters) - British officials on Tuesday recommended that COVID-19 boosters be given to all vulnerable people and those aged over 50 six months after their second dose, paving the way for a bro...
Sep 14, 2021
Amazon boosts hourly pay to over $18, to hire 125,000 workers
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc hiked its average starting wage to $18 per hour on Tuesday and said it plans to hire more than 125,000 warehouse and transportation workers in the United States. Reuters exc...
Sep 14, 2021
Evergrande short sellers face fee squeeze as shares slide
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Fund managers wanting to short sell cash-strapped developer China Evergrande Group are paying unusually high fees to borrow the shares as demand to do so rockets and...
Sep 14, 2021
In Argentina's north, a 'white gold' rush for EV metal lithium gathers pace
By Agustin Geist SALTA, Argentina (Reuters) - In Argentina's remote northern Salta province, the silence of the desert landscape is broken only by the hum of machinery pumping salt-water brine to extr...
Sep 14, 2021
