Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Squarespace valued at $10 billion in latest funding round
(Reuters) - Squarespace Inc said on Tuesday it raised about $300 million in its latest funding round, valuing the website building and hosting company at $10 billion, less than two months after confid...
Mar 16, 2021
Militants kill 11 Malian soldiers in ambush, 11 others missing
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Eleven Malian soldiers were killed and 11 more are missing after Islamist militants ambushed a patrol in the desert north, the army said on Tuesday. Fourteen soldiers were also woun...
Mar 16, 2021
Brazil registers pandemic record of 2,841 deaths in past day
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil on Tuesday registered a record 2,841 deaths in the past 24 hours, highlighting the severity of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, just as a new health minister ...
Mar 16, 2021
Democracy in retreat worldwide, warns UK foreign minister Raab
LONDON (Reuters) - Democracy is in retreat around the world, British foreign minister Dominic Raab will warn on Wednesday in a speech setting out the danger that autocratic regimes pose to global stab...
Mar 16, 2021
Japan Inc to offer lowest pay rises in eight years as pandemic bites
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies are set to offer the lowest wage increases in eight years as labour talks wrap up on Wednesday, in a sign the COVID-19 pandemic is putting an ...
Mar 16, 2021
Syrian air defenses intercept Israeli attack around Damascus: statement
CAIRO (Reuters) - A Syrian military statement said that Israel launched an attack on targets in the vicinity of Damascus on Tuesday but air defenses managed to shoot down a number of missiles. "At exa...
Mar 16, 2021
Three killed, over 1,000 hurt as Iranians celebrate fire festival
DUBAI (Reuters) - At least three people were killed and more than 1,000 were hurt as crowds across Iran leaped over bonfires and fireworks in an annual fire festival ahead of the Iranian New Year, sta...
Mar 16, 2021
Hundreds protest outside UK Parliament and police HQ for third night
By Gerhard Mey and Natalie Thomas LONDON (Reuters) - Hundreds of people protested outside Parliament and London's police headquarters for a third consecutive night on Tuesday, angered by the killing o...
Mar 16, 2021
Blizzard fires 50 employees in live events as pandemic roils business
(Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc unit Blizzard has fired about 50 workers engaged in running live events, a company spokesman said on Tuesday, as the COVID-19 pandemic clamped down on gatherings. V...
Mar 16, 2021
Michigan man charged with threatening to kill Biden, Pelosi and Whitmer
(Reuters) - Michigan state prosecutors have charged a 21-year-old man with threatening to kill President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, all Democrats, sa...
Mar 16, 2021
