Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Roblox surges to record after Hasbro unveils Nerf partnership
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Shares of Roblox Corp surged to a record high on Tuesday after Hasbro Inc announced it would sell Nerf blasters inspired by the videogame platform. Roblox, which is among...
Apr 13, 2021
Greensill review will address questions over lobbying, says Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday an independent review would have "carte blanche" to look into lobbying, especially former Prime Minister David Cameron's work fo...
Apr 13, 2021
U.S. national security adviser reaffirms 'unwavering commitment to Israel' in joint meeting: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Tuesday reaffirmed the Biden administration's "unwavering commitment to Israel's security and to ensuring that Iran will never ob...
Apr 13, 2021
France reports 5,952 people in intensive care units for Covid-19
PARIS (Reuters) - France saw the number of people in intensive care units with COVID-19 rise by 36 to a new 2021 high of 5,952, reflecting increased pressure on hospitals, health ministry data showed ...
Apr 13, 2021
U.S. energy secretary says state incentives could boost clean energy standard
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Tuesday that a mechanism called a clean energy standard that is aimed to help boost low carbon energy technology, including nucle...
Apr 13, 2021
Mick Jagger celebrates end of lockdown in new track 'Eazy Sleazy'
LONDON (Reuters) - Mick Jagger released a surprise new track on Tuesday, "Eazy Sleazy", which celebrates the end of lockdown in England and takes a tongue-in-cheek look at some of the downsides of lif...
Apr 13, 2021
Kremlin says Biden in phone call told Putin he wanted to normalise ties
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said U.S. President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Tuesday that he wanted to normalise bilateral ties and to cooperate on arms contro...
Apr 13, 2021
Factbox: From electric cars to rural internet, this is Spain's recovery plan
By Christina Galan and Beln Carreo MADRID (Reuters) - Spain outlined its Recovery and Resilience plan on Tuesday aiming to revive and modernise its economy after a record 10.8% contraction in 2020, us...
Apr 13, 2021
Italy might revamp COVID-19 tracing app for vaccine passports
ROME (Reuters) - Italy could revitalise the smartphone app it launched last year to trace COVID-19 infections and use it for so-called vaccine passports, Innovation Minister Vittorio Colao said on Tue...
Apr 13, 2021
Ship owned by Israeli firm attacked off UAE coast: media
DUBAI (Reuters) - A commercial vessel owned by an Israeli firm was attacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in Gulf waters, pro-Iran media and an Israeli television channel said on Tuesday. ...
Apr 13, 2021
