Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swiss accelerate economic re-opening as COVID-19 infections wane
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland will allow larger private indoor and outdoor gatherings than originally planned starting on Monday, the government said, as rising vaccinations and falling COVID-19 infe...
May 26, 2021
Pope kisses concentration camp tattoo on survivor’s arm
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis kissed the number tattooed on the arm of a survivor of medical experiments at the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp when she was introduced to ...
May 26, 2021
Getting up close with cicadas to find climate change clues
By Andrea Januta (Reuters) - Wooded areas up and down the U.S. East Coast are breaking into a deafening buzz. After 17 years spent alone underground, billions of red-eyed cicadas are emerging for thei...
May 26, 2021
France will impose self isolation for people coming from UK
PARIS (Reuters) - France will impose self-isolation measures for people coming from the United Kingdom due to the presence of COVID-19 variants in the country, French government spokesman Gabriel Atta...
May 26, 2021
Kodiak targets driverless trucks in 2023, considers joint venture with SK
By Hyunjoo Jin BERKELEY, California (Reuters) - U.S. self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics Inc is looking into a joint venture with the holding firm of South Korean conglomerate SK Group to gain ...
May 26, 2021
Ford boosts EV spending, aims to have 40% of volume all-electric by 2030
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Wednesday outlined plans to boost spending on its electrification efforts by more than a third and said it aims to have 40% of its global volume be all electric by...
May 26, 2021
Mayor of German town hit by Greensill losses won’t seek re-election
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The mayor of Nordenham, one of the German towns hardest hit by losses on funds with the failed Greensill Bank, said on Wednesday that he would not run for re-election as he takes...
May 26, 2021
Berlusconi’s trial won’t be suspended despite his shaky health
MILAN (Reuters) - An Italian judge on Wednesday rejected a request by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to suspend a corruption trial involving him because he is seriously ill. However, Judge Ma...
May 26, 2021
A lemur on my keyboard – Thai girl plays for animals in deserted zoo
By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Vorasit Satienlerk KHAO KHEOW, Thailand (Reuters) - Dressed from head to toe in a bright green alligator costume, a girl was playing a tune on her keyboard in a Thai zoo, un...
May 26, 2021
China says it hopes France will push for Sino-EU investment deal
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has told France it hopes Paris will push for the early ratification of the China-EU investment deal, the commerce ministry said on Wednesday. Commerce minister Wang Wentao ga...
May 26, 2021
