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LeBron James backs effort to prevent U.S. black vote suppression
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is starting a group with other black celebrities to work to prevent the suppression of the African-American vote, a person familiar...
Syndicated Content Jun 11, 2020
Norway mosque shooter jailed for 21 years for murder, anti-terrorism offence
OSLO (Reuters) - A far-right Norwegian man was jailed for 21 years on Thursday for the racially motivated murder of his Chinese-born stepsister and attempting to kill worshippers in a mosque shooting ...
Syndicated Content Jun 11, 2020
Pandemic pushes central bank digital currencies into top gear
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as it has prompted millions of people to turn to cashless payments, ...
Syndicated Content Jun 11, 2020
Turkey slams 'propaganda machine' Twitter over removal of accounts
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey fiercely criticized Twitter on Friday for suspending more than 7,000 accounts that supported President Tayyip Erdogan, saying the company was smearing the government and tr...
Syndicated Content Jun 12, 2020
U.S. officials reiterate COVID-19 safety advice, warn of more restrictions if cases spike
By Saumya Joseph and Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Friday urged Americans to continue adhering to social distancing and other COVID-19 safety measures following rising concerns a...
Syndicated Content Jun 12, 2020
Hong Kong riot cop rebuked for chanting 'black lives matter'
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong riot cop who was filmed chanting "black lives matter" and "I can't breathe" on patrol during a demonstration on Friday has been r...
Syndicated Content Jun 14, 2020
Black Lives Matter protesters march through Tokyo
By Kim Kyung Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters in Tokyo took part in a Black Lives Matter march on Sunday, calling for an end to racial discrimination and police abuse after the killing o...
Syndicated Content Jun 14, 2020
Social media companies distrusted by most Americans on content decisions: Poll
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Most Americans do not trust social media companies to make the right decisions about what should be allowed on their platforms, but trust the government even less to...
Syndicated Content Jun 16, 2020
Britain tells banks to prepare for pandemic debt pile
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - British banks need to accelerate preparations for dealing with businesses unable to repay money borrowed to bridge the coronavirus pandemic, the national financial sect...
Syndicated Content Jun 16, 2020
'Woefully lax': report slams CIA cybersecurity after hacking tool leak
By Raphael Satter (Reuters) - Many of the Central Intelligence Agency's most sensitive hacking tools were so poorly secured that it was only when WikiLeaks published them online in 2017 that the agenc...
Syndicated Content Jun 16, 2020
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