Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. committee votes to advance Biden Transportation nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday voted 21-3 to approve President Joe Biden's nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department, setting up a potential final vote...
Jan 27, 2021
Polish ruling restricting abortion rights to go into effect Wednesday - government
WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish Constitutional Court ruling restricting abortion rights is expected to go into effect on Wednesday, Poland's government said on Twitter, three months after the verdict spar...
Jan 27, 2021
Police raid Kremlin critic Navalny's offices, other properties
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police raided the Moscow offices of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's group on Wednesday and came to search several other properties, including a flat where his wife wa...
Jan 27, 2021
Decrying vaccines, Tanzania leader says 'God will protect' from COVID-19
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - President John Magufuli said on Wednesday that Tanzania did not need a coronavirus lockdown because God would protect his people and homespun precautions such as steam inhala...
Jan 27, 2021
Google opens Dublin hub to tackle harmful online content
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google on Wednesday opened a centre to tackle harmful online content, in a move also designed to ease regulatory concerns about how the company and o...
Jan 27, 2021
Police dismantle world's 'most dangerous' criminal hacking network
(Reuters) - International law enforcement agencies said on Wednesday they had dismantled a criminal hacking scheme used to steal billions of dollars from businesses and private citizens worldwide. Pol...
Jan 27, 2021
Vaccines versus variants: Israel's exit from pandemic hangs in balance
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's plan to parlay its COVID-19 vaccination drive into an exit from the pandemic next month hangs in the balance as new variants of the virus have spurred an...
Jan 27, 2021
Google to stop using Apple tool to track iPhone users, avoiding new pop-up warning
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Google's iPhone apps such as Maps and YouTube will stop using a tool from Apple Inc that allows them to personalize ads, avoiding a new Apple warning that informs users thei...
Jan 27, 2021
Former U.S. envoys alarmed by violence and hate speech in Ethiopia
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Four former U.S. ambassadors to Ethiopia wrote a joint letter to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed voicing concern over the conflict in the northern Tigray region, rising ethnic tension in...
Jan 27, 2021
Willingly or pressured, Slovaks take COVID tests to avoid tough lockdown
By Radovan Stoklasa TRENCIN, Slovakia (Reuters) - Slovak physiotherapist Katarina Caklosova was ready to close shop for two weeks rather than heed government requirements to undergo a coronavirus test...
Jan 27, 2021
