Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Former Paris town hall deputy under inquiry over suspected rape
PARIS (Reuters) - The Paris public prosecutor said on Tuesday it had opened a preliminary inquiry over the suspected rape of a minor against former Paris City Hall deputy mayor Christophe Girard. "Fol...
Aug 18, 2020
Thai school 'Hunger Games' salute protests spread
By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) - Pupils at more than a dozen Thai high schools raised three-finger "Hunger Games" salutes during the national anthem on Tuesday in a sign of spreading support for...
Aug 18, 2020
U.S. states seek $26.4 billion from drug firms in opioid litigation: WSJ
(Reuters) - U.S. states are seeking a combined $26.4 billion from three major drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson to settle opioid litigation against the companies, the Wall Street Journal reporte...
Aug 18, 2020
Putin tells Merkel external intervention in Belarus would be unacceptable
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that any attempts to interfere in the domestic affairs of Belarus would be unacceptable, the Kremlin said on Tu...
Aug 18, 2020
Peking duck chain urges diners to eat less as China fights food waste
BEIJING (Reuters) - At popular Peking roast duck restaurant chain Quanjude in Beijing, staff have been passing on a new message to diners: do not order more than you can eat. The eatery is the latest ...
Aug 18, 2020
Lebanon tribunal judge: No evidence of involvement by Hezbollah leadership in Hariri's killing
Leidschendam, NETHERLANDS (Reuters) - There is no evidence that the leadership of the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah, or the Syrian government, were involved in the 2005 bombing that kille...
Aug 18, 2020
Jill Biden, Bill Clinton headline night No. 2 of Democratic convention
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Democrats will highlight the party's future leaders and turn to a political powerhouse from the past, former President Bill Clinton, to make the case for U.S. presidential can...
Aug 18, 2020
Connecticut to unveil results of inquiry into virus-hit nursing homes
By Nathan Layne WILTON, Conn. (Reuters) - Connecticut on Tuesday will release the results of an independent review of its early approach to nursing homes ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, tackling ...
Aug 18, 2020
Taiwan-based Apple supplier Catcher to sell two divisions to China's Lens for $1.4 billion
TAIPEI/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Taiwan-based Catcher Technology , a supplier to Apple Inc , has agreed to sell two units from its Lyra International division in China to Hunan-based Lens Technology Co for...
Aug 18, 2020
Zoom opens new data center in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Zoom Video Communications has opened a new data center in Singapore, its first in Southeast Asia, it said on Tuesday. Use of Zoom's video conferencing services has surged as huge...
Aug 18, 2020
