Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Becton Dickinson expands syringe making to support vaccination in U.S
(Reuters) - Becton Dickinson and Co said on Thursday it had added manufacturing lines for safety injection devices at its facility in Nebraska, boosting supply of syringes as the United States heads i...
Oct 07, 2021
ZF invests in Oxbotica to develop autonomous urban shuttles
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - German automotive industry supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG will invest in British autonomous vehicle software startup Oxbotica to jointly develop driving systems for po...
Oct 07, 2021
Biden’s CIA director creates high-level unit focusing on China
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The career diplomat U.S. President Joe Biden named to lead the Central Intelligence Agency is creating a high-level unit aimed at sharpening the agency's focus...
Oct 07, 2021
Ireland told it can keep 12.5% corporate tax rate for smaller firms
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland has received assurances that if it agrees to a new global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% it can maintain its 12.5% rate for firms with annual turnover below 750 million eu...
Oct 07, 2021
United Airlines plans over 3,500 domestic flights to tap holiday demand
(Reuters) - United Airlines said on Thursday it plans to operate more than 3,500 domestic flights in December, its largest domestic schedule since the start of the pandemic, seeking to capitalize on p...
Oct 07, 2021
South Africa celebrates Archbishop Tutu as he turns 90
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa's struggle against white minority rule, turned 90 on Thursday, celebrating his birthday with a low...
Oct 07, 2021
One month on, El Salvador’s bitcoin use grows but headaches persist
By Wilfredo Pineda and Nelson Renteria EL ZONTE, El Salvador (Reuters) - A growing number of El Salvadorans have experimented with bitcoin since the country became the first to adopt it as legal tende...
Oct 07, 2021
Denmark charges women evacuated from Syrian detention camps
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish police said on Thursday three Danish women, who were evacuated from Syrian detention camps along with their 14 children, had been charged with aiding terrorist activities...
Oct 07, 2021
Broadband firm Starry to go public in near-$1.7 billion SPAC deal
(Reuters) - Starry Inc said on Thursday it has agreed to go public through a merger with blank-check firm FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp in a deal that would value the broadband services provider ...
Oct 07, 2021
Athletics-Banned Nigerian sprinter Okagbare facing three anti-doping charges
(Reuters) - Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare, who was provisionally banned after testing positive for human growth hormone before the Tokyo Olympics, has been hit with three separate anti-doping ch...
Oct 07, 2021
