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Questions about Reuters

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When did Paul Julius Reuter establish the Reuters news agency?

Paul Julius Reuter established a news wire agency at the London Royal Exchange in 1851. He had previously developed a prototype service in Aachen using homing pigeons and electric telegraphy to transmit messages between Brussels and Aachen.

Who purchased all shares of Reuters Limited in 1916?

Roderick Jones and Mark Napier purchased all shares of Reuters Limited in 1916. They renamed the company Reuters Limited and dropped the apostrophe from its name.

Which Reuters journalists were killed in Iraq during 2003 and 2004?

News cameramen Taras Protsyuk and Mazen Dana were killed by U.S. troops in Iraq in April and August 2003. Cameraman Dhia Najim was also killed in Iraq during 2004.

What happened to TASS membership in Reuters Connect on the 23rd of March 2022?

Reuters removed TASS from its content marketplace on the 23rd of March 2022. Matthew Keen interim CEO stated that making TASS content available was not aligned with Thomson Reuters Trust Principles following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

When did Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo receive a presidential pardon after prison?

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were freed on the 7th of May 2019 after receiving a presidential pardon. They had spent 511 days in prison for obtaining state secrets while investigating a massacre in a Rohingya village.