Category Archives: Syndicated
Indonesia imposes 10% VAT on Amazon, Google, Netflix and Spotify
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia imposed a 10% value-added tax on sales by technology firms including Amazon, Netflix, Spotify and Google on Tuesday, as spending patterns shift with increased remote work...
Jul 07, 2020
Giffords group takes aim at key U.S. Senate races in new push for gun limits
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - The gun safety group Giffords will launch a nationwide effort next week aimed at boosting Democratic candidates in key U.S. Senate races who support universal background check...
Jul 07, 2020
In Hong Kong national security law, echoes of China’s own cyber crackdown
By Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) - Hong Kong's new National Security Law will shake up digital surveillance in the city, with strict new company compliance measures that echo the mainland's years-long...
Jul 07, 2020
U.S. government awards Novavax $1.6 billion for coronavirus vaccine
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. government has awarded Novavax Inc $1.6 billion to cover testing, commercialization and manufacturing of a potential coronavirus vaccine in the United...
Jul 07, 2020
Economists call for more direct cash payments tied to the health of the economy
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Direct cash payments can improve financial security, boost consumer spending and may speed up the recovery, according to a letter from a group of economists calling on U....
Jul 07, 2020
Golf: Baby crashes Pieters’ Olympic plans but then came the virus
ANTWERP, Belgium (Reuters) - Belgium's Thomas Pieters reckons he is one of just a handful of sportspeople who did a merry jig when this year's Olympic Games were postponed. "I was pretty ecstatic when...
Jul 07, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. government’s boxed food aid promise falls short
By Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. government delivered far less food aid than it had pledged by the end of June, according to food bank managers and data from the agriculture depa...
Jul 07, 2020
Italy suspends flights from Bangladesh for one week due to coronavirus
ROME (Reuters) - Italy is suspending all flights from Bangladesh for one week due to a "significant number" of passengers who tested positive to the coronavirus on a flight to Rome on Monday, the heal...
Jul 07, 2020
Kremlin promises reciprocal steps over new UK sanctions against Russians
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will respond with reciprocal measures to British sanctions against 25 Russians, including the country's top state investigator, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Britain ...
Jul 07, 2020
Ineos considers French factory for first vehicle, puts UK on hold
LONDON (Reuters) - Ineos, which said last year it would build its first off-roader in Britain, will now consider whether to manufacture the vehicle in France after carmaker Daimler announced plans to ...
Jul 07, 2020
