Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. appeals court revives New York tax on opioid companies
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday cleared the way for New York state to collect about $200 million from drug manufacturers and distributors by imposing a surcharge on them ...
Sep 14, 2020
Eric Reid labels league social justice effort 'half-hearted'
(Reuters) - Pro Bowl safety Eric Reid, who was among the first players to join quarterback Colin Kaepernick in taking a knee to protest police brutality, on Monday said NFL efforts to address social j...
Sep 14, 2020
Trump EPA sides with farmers over refiners in biofuel waiver decision
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Monday it rejected scores of requests from U.S. oil refiners for waivers that would have retroactively spared them from their o...
Sep 14, 2020
India's telecoms regulator says no to regulations for OTT players
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's telecoms watchdog on Monday said over-the-top (OTT) communication services do not currently need a regulatory framework, casting aside the threat of potential restriction...
Sep 14, 2020
U.S. to block some imports from China's Xinjiang, still studying broad cotton, tomato bans: DHS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration moved on Monday to block U.S. imports of cotton, apparel and other products from five specific entities in western China's Xinjiang region, but shelved ...
Sep 14, 2020
Citi accelerates risk and control investment: CFO
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc Chief Financial Officer Mark Mason said on Monday that the bank is accelerating investments in its risk and control functions following a high profile $900 million operationa...
Sep 14, 2020
COVID-19 cases rise in Canada, schools to put pressure on testing system
By Allison Martell and Moira Warburton TORONTO/VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada's three biggest provinces are seeing a pick-up in new COVID-19 cases, as officials do little to slow the virus beyond urging...
Sep 14, 2020
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trials resume in Brazil
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Clinical trials for the coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca PLC and Oxford University resumed in Brazil on Monday after the country's health regul...
Sep 14, 2020
Pakistani Prime Minister suggests chemical castration for rapists
By Umar Farooq Islamabad (Reuters) - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday he would like convicted rapists to be publicly executed or chemically castrated, reacting to a question on the ...
Sep 14, 2020
Motor racing: FIA looking into Hamilton anti-racism shirt gesture
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One's governing body is considering whether Lewis Hamilton broke any rules in wearing a T-shirt with "Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor" on it before...
Sep 14, 2020
