Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain says will 'assertively' reform financial rules
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will reform its financial markets "assertively" to attract trailblazing companies from across the world, though it won't diverge from European Union standards j...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2021
Soccer-Wembley to have crowd of 60,000 for Euro semis and final - UK govt
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Crowd capacity at Wembley Stadium will be increased to more than 60,000 fans for the semi-finals and final of Euro 2020, the British government said on Tu...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2021
Singaporean jailed for 30 years for 'horrific' torture, killing of Myanmar maid
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's High Court sentenced a woman to 30 years in prison on Tuesday for killing her Myanmar maid after more than a year of abuse that included starving, torturing and beati...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2021
Iran seizes 7,000 cryptocurrency computer miners, largest haul to date
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian police have seized 7,000 computer miners at an illegal cryptocurrency farm, their largest haul to date of the energy-guzzling machines that have exacerbated power outages in ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2021
Vatican wants changes to Italy draft law against homophobia
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican has protested to Italy over a draft law to combat homophobia, saying that in its present form it could restrict the religious freedom of the Cat...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2021
Splunk receives $1 billion investment from Silver Lake
(Reuters) - Splunk Inc said on Tuesday that it had received $1 billion in investment from private-equity firm Silver Lake, triggering an 8% jump in shares of the data analytics software firm in premar...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2021
French drinks firm Pernod Ricard confident about Asia prospects
By Dominique Vidalon and Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) - Pernod Ricard is confident about its prospects in Asia, helped by cognac and scotch whisky demand in China, the French drinks company's Asia ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2021
Switzerland recommends 12-15 year olds get Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 shot
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland on Tuesday said children between 12 and 15 years old could be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the shot from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. The recommendation f...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2021
Taliban launch major offensives in northern Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents have conducted a wave of offensives in Afghanistan's north in recent days, moving beyond their southern strongholds as international forces withdraw. The United Na...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2021
The final frontier: doing laundry in space
By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) - Ever wondered how astronauts aboard the International Space Station do their laundry? Well, they don't, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2021
