Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Alphabet’s Waymo, CH Robinson to test automated trucks in Texas
By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's self-driving technology unit Waymo and truck fleet operator C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc said on Wednesday they would team up to test automated t...
Feb 16, 2022
Google keeps Android ad tool into at least 2024, exploring other options
By Paresh Dave NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday said it would keep alive for at least two years a tracking technology on its Android phones that is relied upon by advertisers, e...
Feb 16, 2022
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Noel’s “magic on the snow” ends French gold drought
By Simon Evans YANQING, China (Reuters) - Clement Noel ended France's 16-year wait for an Olympic gold in Alpine skiing with victory in the men's slalom on Wednesday and was hailed by his coach for pr...
Feb 16, 2022
U.S. Blinken warns Russia against declaring Ukraine breakaway regions independent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday criticized a move by Russian lawmakers toward recognizing two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independe...
Feb 16, 2022
Sage’s depression drug meets main goal in late-stage study
(Reuters) - Sage Therapeutics and Biogen Inc said their drug in combination with a standard of care antidepressant met the main goal of showing rapid and significant reduction in depressive symptoms i...
Feb 16, 2022
Austria to lift most COVID-19 restrictions by March 5
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria will lift most of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions by March 5, including scrapping an earlier closing time of midnight for bars and restaurants and allowing night clubs t...
Feb 16, 2022
Hungary ready to take care of potential refugees from Ukraine if needed -govt
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary could take care of tens of thousands of potential refugees from Ukraine if needed, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Wednesday. "Asylum rules are clear,...
Feb 16, 2022
Russian threat to Ukraine to remain critical in February, intelligence official says
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russian military exercises are at their peak stage and the risk of Russian aggression against Ukraine will remain high for the rest of February, a senior Western i...
Feb 16, 2022
BioNTech pledges African access to its future cancer drugs
(Reuters) - Germany's BioNTech, which is preparing to produce its COVID-19 vaccine or other disease-preventing shots in Africa, said that novel cancer therapies it is working on will in future be avai...
Feb 16, 2022
Futures largely flat ahead of retail sales data, Fed minutes
By Susan Mathew (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures eased on Wednesday with retail sales data and minutes of the Federal Reserve's last meeting on investors' radar, while Western skepticism over Russ...
Feb 16, 2022
