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EU regulators checking if Fitbit deal will boost Google's clout
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU regulators are checking whether Google's purchase of Fitbit might allow it to drive rival makers of wearable devices, app developers and other online service pr...
Syndicated Content Jul 02, 2020
Not 'Thigh-land': Thais amused at Trump's slip
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Citizens of Thailand were surprised and bemused on Friday to discover their country's name had become a social media meme after U.S. President Donald Tru...
Syndicated Content Aug 07, 2020
Canada seeks $630 million from streaming firms to fund domestic content
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada introduced a bill on Tuesday that would strengthen the broadcast regulator and allow it to collect up to C$830 million ($630 million) by 2023 from online s...
Syndicated Content Nov 03, 2020
BlackRock focuses on China credit, oil and travel in Asia
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The world's biggest asset manager, BlackRock Inc , called out oil stocks, domestic tourism and debt in China and India as investment opportunities in its Asia outlook on Wednesda...
Syndicated Content Jun 03, 2020
Explosion heard in western Tehran: Iran state media
(Reuters) - An explosion was heard in western Tehran on Friday, the official IRIB news agency reported, citing online reports. There have been multiple explosions around military, nuclear and industri...
Syndicated Content Jul 09, 2020
Bilibili shares set to fall 2.2% in Hong Kong trading debut
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese online video site Bilibili Inc's shares are set to fall 2.2% to HK$790 from the company's secondary listing price when the company starts trading in Hong Kong on Monday. ...
Syndicated Content Mar 29, 2021
Ohio police officer fired for fatally shooting unarmed Black man
(Reuters) - A white Columbus, Ohio, police officer was fired on Monday for fatally shooting an unarmed Black man last week in what the city's police chief deemed an act of "senseless violence,&qu...
Syndicated Content Dec 28, 2020
French watchdog fines Google 100 million euros for breaching cookies rules
PARIS (Reuters) - French data privacy watchdog CNIL said on Thursday it had fined Alphabet's Google 100 million euros ($121 million) for breaching rules on online trackers (cookies). The CNIL said in ...
Syndicated Content Dec 10, 2020
New 20/80
When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and we won't stop until no child dies...
Renee Robl Feb 16, 2023
Britain's The Independent to launch Russian-language edition: RBC
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian media magnate Alexander Lebedev said he planned to launch an online Russian-language edition of British newspaper The Independent starting this month, Russia's RBC media por...
Syndicated Content Jun 16, 2020
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