Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nokia settles patent fight with Lenovo
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Finland's Nokia has settled a multi-year patent fight with China's Lenovo Group, the world's biggest PC maker, resolving all pending litigation across all jurisdictions, the comp...
Apr 07, 2021
Former Tokyo 2020 sports director under treatment for brain lymphoma - report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Koji Murofushi, an Olympic gold medalist who until Sept. 2020 was sports director for the Tokyo 2020 Games, is undergoing treatment for brain lymphoma, a rare type of cancer, accordi...
Apr 07, 2021
G20 finance officials to meet on pandemic measures, U.S. global minimum tax plan
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies are poised to back a $650 billion boost in the IMF's emergency reserves on Wednesday and extend a freeze ...
Apr 07, 2021
Bloodshed in Myanmar as troops open fire on protesters
(Reuters) - Myanmar troops stormed an anti-coup protest camp on Wednesday, a resident said, in a pre-dawn operation that local media said killed and wounded several demonstrators, as activists defied ...
Apr 07, 2021
Explainer: What is a global minimum tax and how could it affect companies, countries?
By Leigh Thomas and David Lawder PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has thrown the weight of the U.S. government behind a push for a global corporate minimum tax rate, possib...
Apr 07, 2021
China's census could point to a looming demographic slide
By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China's once-a-decade census is expected to show a further fall in the percentage of young people in its fast-aging population as high living costs and an aversion to h...
Apr 06, 2021
Athletics: Briton Hutchings calls for records reset for high-tech shoes era
(Reuters) - World Athletics should introduce a new set of records for times set by athletes wearing high-tech footwear, said British Olympian Tim Hutchings, as debate continues over whether the shoes ...
Apr 06, 2021
Creators' platform Patreon valued $4 billion in latest funding round
(Reuters) - Patreon Inc, a platform that lets artists seek financial patronage from their fans, said it was valued at $4 billion in its latest funding round, more than tripling from September last yea...
Apr 06, 2021
EU regulator to probe ethical standards of Sputnik vaccine trials: FT
(Reuters) - The EU drug regulator will begin investigations next week on whether clinical trials of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine followed global clinical and scientific guidelines, the Financia...
Apr 06, 2021
Analysis: Even as it tapers, BOJ invents new weapon to stimulate growth
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - A largely overlooked scheme created by the Bank of Japan to mitigate the drawbacks of its massive stimulus programme may become the central bank's new weapon to stimu...
Apr 06, 2021
