Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Virgin Galactic’s Branson calls his upcoming spaceflight a ‘pinch-me moment’
By Arlene Eiras and Steve Gorman (Reuters) - As Virgin Galactic finalizes plans for founder Richard Branson to join five others on a test flight to the edge of space on July 11, the British billionair...
Jul 06, 2021
Chinese city on Myanmar border reports coronavirus case spike
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Authorities in China's southwestern province of Yunnan reported 15 new confirmed locally transmitted coronavirus cases for July 6, with all cases in the city of Ruili, bordering M...
Jul 06, 2021
Samsung Electronics flags 53% jump in Q2 profit, topping estimates
By Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Wednesday its second-quarter operating profit likely jumped 53%, beating analysts' estimates, as strong chip prices a...
Jul 06, 2021
Brazil’s lower house approves text of bill to allow breaking of vaccine patents
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's lower house of Congress on Tuesday approved the main text of a bill that will allow patents for the production of vaccines and medicines to be broken in cases of a public...
Jul 06, 2021
Exclusive-Peru’s Castillo expects mining firms to accept ‘prudent’ tax changes, adviser says
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's socialist president-in-waiting expects mining firms enjoying high metals prices to be won over to "prudent" plans to hike taxes on mineral resources, a top advi...
Jul 06, 2021
U.S. finalizes Belarus air travel restrictions after aircraft diversion
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department finalized an order on Tuesday banning ticket sales for air travel between the United States and Belarus, acting after Mins...
Jul 06, 2021
Factbox-Bezos, Branson and Musk: Who is winning the space tourism race?
(Reuters) - Three billionaire entrepreneurs - Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Richard Branson - are each vying to usher in a new era of private commercial space travel. Here is how their rival ventures com...
Jul 06, 2021
Nvidia gives health researchers access to UK supercomputer
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp on Wednesday said it opened what it claims is the fastest UK supercomputer to outside researchers that include both academic scientists and commercial firms s...
Jul 06, 2021
Mass-testing reduced Liverpool COVID-19 cases by a fifth, study finds
LONDON (Reuters) - A mass rapid-testing scheme reduced COVID-19 cases in the English city of Liverpool by more than a fifth, researchers said on Wednesday, arguing it was an effective public health in...
Jul 06, 2021
Investors say banks must toughen climate policies or face AGM rebellion – letter
By Simon Jessop and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) - Investors managing $4.2 trillion on Wednesday called on some of the world's biggest banks to toughen their climate and biodiversity policies or ri...
Jul 06, 2021
