Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK will keep lateral flow tests free for as long as needed – PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) - Lateral flow tests for COVID-19 will remain free for as long as is needed, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. "Of course we'll keep lateral flow tests free for as long ...
Jan 19, 2022
Tennis-Medvedev faces tricky Kyrgios challenge at Australian Open
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev will face the mercurial Nick Kyrgios in a tricky second-round clash at the Australian Open on Thursday as the Russian looks to make the most of...
Jan 19, 2022
With U.S. labor scarce, logistics firms turn to remote forklifts
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - With labor shortages straining the supply chain, big U.S. logistics companies ArcBest and NFI Industries plan to deploy thousands of forklifts that can be operated ...
Jan 19, 2022
Hyundai Motor partners with quantum computer firm IonQ for battery development
(Reuters) - Quantum computer maker IonQ Inc said on Wednesday that it is partnering with Hyundai Motor Co to use quantum computers to develop more effective batteries. The partnership will create a ba...
Jan 19, 2022
Billionaire Soon-Shiong opens new vaccine plant in South Africa
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South African-American businessman Patrick Soon-Shiong opened a new vaccine plant in Cape Town on Wednesday, intended to help his local NantSA company make COVID-19 shots in futu...
Jan 19, 2022
Nigeria’s Biafra separatist leader denies new terrorism charges in court
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - The leader of a banned Nigerian separatist movement pleaded not guilty to eight new charges that include terrorism and incitement on Wednesday as his defence sought ...
Jan 19, 2022
Intel orders ASML system for well over $340 million in quest for chipmaking edge
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Intel has placed the first order with ASML for a new, advanced chipmaking tool that will cost "significantly" more than $340 million, as semiconductor manufactur...
Jan 19, 2022
Norwegian mass killer Breivik as dangerous now as a decade ago, court told
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik remains just as likely to commit acts of violence today as he was a decade ago, a psychiatrist testifying at his parole hearing said on ...
Jan 19, 2022
Tennis-Zverev soaks up the boos after beating home player Millman
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Alexander Zverev shrugged off a rowdy centre court crowd at a floodlit Rod Laver Arena to sail into the third round of the Australian Open with an impressive 6-4 6-...
Jan 19, 2022
Ukrainian court rejects request to arrest ex-president Poroshenko in treason case
KYIV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian judge rejected a prosecutor's request to arrest ex-president Petro Poroshenko in a treason case, in a televised hearing on Wednesday. Judge Oleksiy Sokolov said Poroshenko...
Jan 19, 2022
