Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Twilio to buy cloud customer data startup Segment for $3.2 billion
(Reuters) - Cloud communications platform provider Twilio Inc said on Monday it would buy customer data platform Segment for $3.2 billion in an all-stock deal. Twilio's shares rose more than 9% to $33...
Oct 12, 2020
Bangladesh approves death penalty for rape amid protests
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's cabinet on Monday approved the death penalty for rapists amid nationwide protests in the wake of a series of gang rapes and sexual assaults. Bangladesh has ...
Oct 12, 2020
Swiatek won’t rest on laurels after French Open triumph, says coach
By Joanna Plucinska WARSAW (Reuters) - Even in the glow of a champagne performance in Paris, Poland's newly-crowned French Open champion Iga Swiatek stuck to still water as she celebrated a maiden Gra...
Oct 12, 2020
I got to do it next year, says Heat’s Butler
(Reuters) - Jimmy Butler felt sorry for being unable to lead the Miami Heat to an NBA title after losing to the Los Angeles Lakers, but he said he was now more motivated to fulfil his promise of winni...
Oct 12, 2020
Cargo from Dubai arrives in Haifa, cementing Israel-UAE trade route
By Rami Amichay HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) - The ship-to-shore crane paused above the cargo ship just arrived from Dubai, then set its load down on the pier in Israel. One after another, eight containers...
Oct 12, 2020
Radical plans for Premier League not dead yet despite swift opposition
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Radical proposals to change English football backed by heavyweights Liverpool and Manchester United have been met with swift criticism but Football Leagu...
Oct 12, 2020
Stimulus bets prop up S&P, Nasdaq futures
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rose on Monday as investors remained hopeful about a deal in Washington over more fiscal stimulus, while Dow futures were subdued...
Oct 12, 2020
Exclusive: Goldman Sachs financial targets jeopardized as pandemic slows revamp
By Matt Scuffham NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc management is considering whether to scale back financial targets set earlier this year, as the coronavirus pandemic has hindered the bank...
Oct 12, 2020
Thailand to manufacture AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine – UK govt
(Reuters) - The British government said on Monday that Thailand's Ministry of Public Health and Siam Bioscience have agreed to manufacture and supply AstraZeneca's experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the...
Oct 12, 2020
Court orders seizure of ransomware botnet controls as U.S. election nears
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft said Monday it had used a court order to take control of computers that were installing ransomware and other malicious software on local government n...
Oct 12, 2020
