Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mexico president blasts telecoms firms over roadblocks to registry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador criticized the country's telecoms companies on Wednesday for impeding an initiative to create a national biometric cellphone user ...
Apr 28, 2021
Analysis: For Google, plenty of cash with nowhere to go
By Paresh Dave, Subrat Patnaik and Lewis Krauskopf (Reuters) - In announcing a $50-billion share buyback on Tuesday, Google-owner Alphabet Inc confirmed a paradoxical dynamic: its core advertising bus...
Apr 28, 2021
Report: Lions pick up C Frank Ragnow's 2022 option
The Detroit Lions picked up the fifth-year option on center Frank Ragnow for the 2022 season, NFL Network reported Wednesday. Ragnow, a first-round pick in 2018 and a Pro Bowl selection in 2020, is no...
Apr 28, 2021
United Auto Workers presses GM, Ford on unionizing battery plants
By David Shepardson and Joseph White DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Auto Workers President Rory Gamble told Reuters the union is in talks with General Motors about representing workers at joint...
Apr 28, 2021
Ukraine to pass laws needed for new IMF loans by June 1, ruling party leader says
By Matthias Williams KYIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian parliament is on track to pass legislation by June 1 to unlock loans from the International Monetary Fund under a $5 billion programme, the parliame...
Apr 28, 2021
GM partners up to offer about 60,000 EV charging points across Canada, U.S
(Reuters) - General Motors on Wednesday announced deals with major electric vehicle charging networks to offer its customers access to nearly 60,000 charging points across the United States and Canada...
Apr 28, 2021
Thousands of Colombians march to protest government tax proposals
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters answered calls from Colombia's biggest unions to fill streets across the country to demonstrate on Wednesday against a controversial gove...
Apr 28, 2021
Biden trade adviser and Bill Gates discussed IPR waiver for COVID-19 vaccines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's top trade adviser met virtually with Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates on Tuesday about increasing COVID-19 vaccine production and th...
Apr 28, 2021
Report: Broncos to acquire Teddy Bridgewater from Panthers
The Denver Broncos are acquiring quarterback Teddy Bridgewater from the Carolina Panthers on Wednesday in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the NFL Network reported. Per the repor...
Apr 28, 2021
U.S. FAA requiring 737 MAX electrical bonding fixes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday issued a new airworthiness directive requiring some Boeing 737 MAX planes to get fixes to address insufficient electr...
Apr 28, 2021
