Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Halep looking to be a little less negative after Melbourne exit
By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Simona Halep said she would leave the Australian Open with her head held high despite a quarter-final exit but was a little frustrated at her negativity on cour...
Feb 16, 2021
Kidnap capital Mexico eyes biometric phone registry, sparking privacy fears
By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A plan by Mexican lawmakers to put millions of cell phone users' data in a biometric registry, billed as a tool to fight kidnapping and extortion, has spa...
Feb 16, 2021
Another small step: Tiny Hungarian water-tracker aims to rove the Moon
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A miniature rover being developed to explore the Moon's surface is on track to join the search for water there, its Hungarian inventors believe - using a device that weighs less t...
Feb 16, 2021
'Brawl Stars' unable to fight off sales decline for Tencent's Supercell
By Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's biggest video game maker Supercell reported a 7% drop in annual sales on Tuesday, squeezed by intense competition even as the COVID-19 pandemic pushed peop...
Feb 16, 2021
UK regulator to rule on Issa brothers' $9.5 billion Asda deal by April 20
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator has set an April 20 deadline for a preliminary decision on the Issa brothers and TDR Capital's purchase of supermarket group Asda from Walmart. In Oc...
Feb 16, 2021
Chad deploys 1,200 troops to combat militants in the Sahel region
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad has deployed 1,200 troops to help tackle Islamist militants who have occupied swathes of territory in the West African Sahel region, a statement from a summit of leaders of ...
Feb 16, 2021
Back to the future as more mobile Serena rallies for victory
By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams said she was moving around the court as well as she has in a long while after beating Simona Halep in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open ...
Feb 16, 2021
Palantir reports 40% rise in fourth-quarter revenue
(Reuters) - U.S. data analytics firm Palantir Technologies Inc reported a 40% rise in sales in its second quarterly results since going public in September last year. Its revenue rose to $322.1 millio...
Feb 16, 2021
Japan to start inoculation drive Wednesday amid shortage of special syringes
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will kick off its COVID-19 vaccination programme on Wednesday amid concerns that a shortage of special syringes could lead to the waste of millions of doses...
Feb 16, 2021
Stimulus hopes lift futures to all-time highs
By Devik Jain and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures hit record highs on Tuesday with investors piling into economically sensitive stocks such as energy and banks on hopes of more f...
Feb 16, 2021
