Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Landlords not liable for tenant-on-tenant racial harassment - U.S. appeals court
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Landlords are not liable under the federal Fair Housing Act for ignoring tenant-on-tenant racial harassment in their buildings, a sharply divided federal appea...
Mar 25, 2021
Supergiant's 'Hades' triumphs at BAFTA Games Awards
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Emmanouil Papavasileiou LONDON (Reuters) - Greek mythology-inspired "Hades" took out the top honours at the BAFTA Games Awards on Thursday, scooping five prizes including...
Mar 25, 2021
New wave of ‘hacktivism’ adds twist to cybersecurity woes
By Joseph Menn (Reuters) - At a time when U.S. agencies and thousands of companies are fighting off major hacking campaigns originating in Russia and China, a different kind of cyber threat is re-emer...
Mar 25, 2021
EU asks Britain, others, to export vaccines as it does
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The head of the European Commission said on Thursday Europe was the biggest vaccine exporter in the world and challenged other producers of COVID-19 jabs to match that openness. T...
Mar 25, 2021
U.S. plans to 'go after' smugglers behind migrant surge on Mexico border: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government plans in the next 90 days to "go after" smuggling and trafficking organizations that Washington accuses of manipulating migrants to head for the U.S.-Mexico ...
Mar 25, 2021
Brazil sees record 100,158 new coronavirus cases, 2,777 deaths: health ministry
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil on Thursday registered a record 100,158 new cases of coronavirus and 2,777 fresh COVID-19 deaths, the Health Ministry said. (Reporting by Pedro Fonseca; Editing by Ch...
Mar 25, 2021
U.S. Senate confirms Adeyemo as Yellen's deputy at Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Wally Adeyemo as deputy secretary of the Treasury on Thursday, making him the first Black American to hold the powerful job. Treasury...
Mar 25, 2021
Exclusive: Germany's Allianz nears $2.9 billion deal for Aviva Poland - sources
By Pamela Barbaglia, Stephen Jewkes and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - German insurer Allianz is nearing a 2.5 billion euro ($2.94 billion) deal to buy Aviva's Polish unit, trumping rival bids from I...
Mar 25, 2021
EU says on track for 70% of adults vaccinated in second quarter
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is at the start of a third wave of COVID-19 infections but vaccinations are progressing steadily and the bloc is on course to have 70% of adults inoculated in t...
Mar 25, 2021
EU 'deplores' that Turkey left convention protecting women
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday that she lamented Turkey's decision to quit a convention protecting women from violence, saying it was another ...
Mar 25, 2021
