Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Myanmar releases voter app criticised for Rohingya label, despite EU objection
(Reuters) - Myanmar's election commission has released a smartphone app criticised over its use of a derogatory label for Rohingya Muslims despite entreaties by its European Union funders to remove co...
Thomson Reuters Oct 07, 2020
Exclusive: Google faces new antitrust case in India over abuse in smart TVs market - sources
By Aditi Shah and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google is facing a new antitrust case in India in which the U.S. tech giant is alleged to have abused its Android operating system's...
Thomson Reuters Oct 07, 2020
Italy's former PM Berlusconi recovers from COVID-19: source
ROME (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has recovered from COVID-19, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. The media tycoon, who spent the first half of Sept...
Thomson Reuters Oct 07, 2020
Kremlin says no cause for optimism in nuclear arms talks with U.S.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it saw no cause for optimism in Russia's talks with the United States over extending a major nuclear arms control pact and wanted the negotiations...
Thomson Reuters Oct 07, 2020
Russia opens criminal case over pollution off Russia's Far East: Investigative Committee
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday opened a criminal case to establish why water was contaminated off Russia's far eastern coast and sea creatures killed, the Investigative Committee said on its w...
Thomson Reuters Oct 07, 2020
Kenyan court finds two men guilty for roles in 2013 shopping mall attack
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan court on Wednesday found two men guilty of helping al Qaeda-linked militants launch a 2013 assault on a Nairobi shopping mall in which gunmen killed at least 67 people. A ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 07, 2020
2020 U.S. ELECTION: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - -As questions persist over President Trump's health, the vice-presidential debate, for once, takes a starring role in election season. Masks, plexiglass, social distancing and COVID-19 tes...
Thomson Reuters Oct 07, 2020
Malaysia's AirAsia X aims to stave off liquidation with $15 billion debt restructure
By Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's AirAsia X Bhd , the long-haul arm of AirAsia Group Bhd , said it wanted to restructure $15.3 billion of debt and slash its share capital by 90% to contin...
Thomson Reuters Oct 07, 2020
Broadcom to end exclusivity deals for seven years in EU antitrust deal
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Broadcom will scrap its exclusivity deals with TV and modem makers in a deal with EU antitrust regulators aimed at ending a year-long investigation ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 07, 2020
Cellphones in hand, 'Army for Trump' readies poll watching operation
By Jarrett Renshaw and Joseph Tanfani PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Republicans are mobilizing thousands of volunteers to watch early voting sites and ballot drop boxes leading up to November's election, p...
Thomson Reuters Oct 07, 2020
