Author Archives: Syndicated Content
White House says capital gains tax would hit 0.3% of taxpayers
By Andrea Shalal and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's forthcoming capital gains tax hike proposal would affect only a 0.3% slice of U.S. taxpayers, a top economic aide said...
Apr 26, 2021
U.S. TV audience for revamped Oscars plunges to record low
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The television audience for Sunday's Academy Awards dropped to a record low of 9.85 million viewers on Walt Disney Co's ABC, according to preliminary data released on Monday. Th...
Apr 26, 2021
Nigerian kidnappers execute two more student captives, says state official
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian criminals have killed two more student captives abducted from a northern university last week, said a state official on Monday, bringing the total number of execut...
Apr 26, 2021
Austrian anti-Semitism incidents hit record in 2020, report says
VIENNA (Reuters) - Anti-Semitism incidents in Austria rose last year to the highest level since the Jewish community's official records began 19 years ago, with protests against coronavirus restrictio...
Apr 26, 2021
Athletics: Amputee Leeper's application to compete with running blades rejected
(Reuters) - World Athletics have rejected an application from American double amputee Blake Leeper to run on particular running specific prostheses (RSPs), preventing him from competing in the Olympic...
Apr 26, 2021
Genetic study offers good news for endangered Sumatran rhinoceros
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A genome study involving the last remaining populations of the Sumatran rhinoceros - a solitary rainforest dweller - is providing what scientists called good news about the ...
Apr 26, 2021
UK imposes sanctions on 14 Russians over Magnitsky case
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom on Monday sanctioned 14 Russians who it said were complicit in the corruption uncovered by Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer who was arrested and later died in prison af...
Apr 26, 2021
U.S. to launch review of Louisville, Kentucky, police-ABC News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Monday plans to announce it is launching a review of the Louisville, Kentucky, Police Department, marking the start of a second such investigation...
Apr 26, 2021
Soccer-UEFA investigating Ibrahimovic's alleged ties to betting company
(Reuters) - UEFA have appointed an Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector to conduct an investigation into Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic for having an "alleged financial interest in a betting company"...
Apr 26, 2021
Turkey's Erdogan adopts "full closure" until May 17 over COVID-19
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday imposed a nationwide "full closure" until May 17 including a continuous lockdown, school closures and intercity travel restrictions to cur...
Apr 26, 2021
