Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nigeria urges U.S. to move Africa Command headquarters to continent
ABUJA (Reuters) - The United States should consider moving its military headquarters overseeing Africa to the continent, from Germany, to better tackle growing armed violence in the region, Nigerian P...
Apr 27, 2021
OpenClassrooms start-up raises $80 million with Zuckerberg support
PARIS (Reuters) - Online education company OpenClassrooms said on Tuesday it has raised $80 million dollars in a fundraising partly backed by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative that Facebook co-founder Ma...
Apr 27, 2021
Rock on: no rise in infections after concert for 5,000 in Barcelona
By Luis Felipe Castilleja and Jordi Rubio BARCELONA (Reuters) - A trial concert in Barcelona where 5,000 people took rapid COVID-19 tests and crammed into a venue without social distancing did not dri...
Apr 27, 2021
Ford accelerates EV battery development
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Tuesday took a fresh step toward taking control of electric vehicle battery design and production, saying it would establish a Southeast Michigan center to researc...
Apr 27, 2021
Credit Suisse must face lawsuit over U.S. ‘volatility’ crash
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit accusing Credit Suisse Group AG of causing huge losses by defrauding investors in a complex product for betti...
Apr 27, 2021
Olympics-Britain to send ‘strongest ever’ swimming team to Tokyo
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will be sending its strongest ever swimming team to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Team GB head Mark England said on Tuesday after an initial squad of 28 was annou...
Apr 27, 2021
Italy reports 373 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, 10,404 new cases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 373 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday against 301 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 10,404 from 8,444. Italy...
Apr 27, 2021
How the EU and AstraZeneca ended up in court, and what next
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has launched legal proceedings against Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca for not respecting its contract for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines, and for not...
Apr 27, 2021
UK records 2,685 new COVID cases, 17 deaths on Tuesday
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain recorded 2,685 new cases of COVID-19 and 17 deaths within 28 days of a positive test on Tuesday, according to official government data. That compares to 2,064 new cases and ...
Apr 27, 2021
Trump planning move from Florida to New Jersey for several months
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump plans to move next month from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida to his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, a source familiar with his plan said on ...
Apr 27, 2021
