Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pandemic job pain fell unevenly on minorities and the poor, Fed researchers found
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Black workers, women and others in low-paying jobs were more likely to become unemployed during the pandemic, faced greater health risks if they did keep working and are ...
Feb 09, 2021
Spain to reform free speech laws after rapper ordered jailed
By Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will ease its restrictions on free speech, the government said on Tuesday, in response to a nationwide furore over a rapper ordered jailed over a song and tweet...
Feb 09, 2021
Volkswagen expects chip supply to remain tight in first half of 2021
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Carmaker Volkswagen said on Tuesday that it expects chip supply to remain tight in first half of 2021 but that it would do everything to compensate for delay in production in the...
Feb 09, 2021
Two new variants of coronavirus found in England under investigation
LONDON (Reuters) - Two new COVID-19 variants, one of which has been classified as a "concern", have been identified in England with some similarities to the South African and Brazilian variants, a gov...
Feb 09, 2021
U.S. civil rights groups call on Biden to end executions
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - A group of prominent civil rights groups asked U.S. President Joe Biden to impose a moratorium on executing federal prisoners condemned to death and to commute the senten...
Feb 09, 2021
Austria to isolate province in EU's worst outbreak of South African coronavirus variant
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria is stepping up its response to the European Union's biggest outbreak of the so-called South African coronavirus variant in its Alpine province of Tyrol, b...
Feb 09, 2021
North Dakota State Projected to Win 2021 Summit League Softball Title
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State, the six-time defending Summit League champion, has once again been tabbed as the preseason favorite for the 2021 season according to a po...
Feb 09, 2021
Ubisoft revises full-year guidance after record third quarter
(Reuters) - French video game maker Ubisoft revised its full-year outlook on Tuesday after posting record-high third-quarter net bookings, beating its own expectations. The maker of blockbuster gaming...
Feb 09, 2021
Turkey will discuss quitting Libya if others go first, Erdogan says
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will discuss withdrawing its forces from Libya if other foreign troops are withdrawn first, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. Speaking at an event in Ankara, ...
Feb 09, 2021
French mayor defies COVID curbs to open city's museums
PERPIGNAN, France (Reuters) - The mayor of the French city of Perpignan on Tuesday defied the government's COVID-19 restrictions and reopened four of the city's museums. "We cannot stay locked down al...
Feb 09, 2021
