Author Archives: Syndicated Content
SoftBank-backed face-scan firm rebrands U.S. unit to add distance after blacklisting: sources
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. unit of SoftBank-backed robotics startup CloudMinds has changed its name to distance itself from the blacklisted China-based firm, two people with knowledge of...
Dec 21, 2020
Indian court dismisses Future Group’s plea against Amazon.com
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The New Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed India's Future Retail's plea that sought to restrain its partner Amazon.com Inc from interfering in its $3.4 billion asset sale deal wit...
Dec 21, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Australia's New South Wales state says cases at 3-day low Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), on Monday re...
Dec 21, 2020
Explainer-Australia scrambles to track a Christmas coronavirus outbreak
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian health authorities say a new strain of the coronavirus in Sydney's north most likely originated in the United States, but how it got from the airport to the...
Dec 21, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 16,643 – RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 16,643 to 1,510,652, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday. The report...
Dec 20, 2020
NFL roundup: Chiefs down Saints for 9th straight win
Patrick Mahomes threw three touchdown passes and the visiting Kansas City Chiefs won their ninth consecutive game by defeating the New Orleans Saints 32-29 on Sunday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Ma...
Dec 20, 2020
Australia regulator chief Sims says Google and Facebook draft laws fair, critical for media future
By Jane Wardell SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman (ACCC) Rod Sims said proposed laws that will make Australia the first country in the world to force Google an...
Dec 20, 2020
Hong Kong court rules mask ban constitutional for all public meetings
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's highest court on Monday ruled the city's government had the right to invoke colonial-era emergency powers last year to ban the wearing of masks at all public processi...
Dec 20, 2020
China’s stunning export comeback has factories scrambling for workers
By Gabriel Crossley and Stella Qiu BEIJING (Reuters) - China's manufacturing recovery, fuelled in part by demand from COVID-constrained consumers abroad, has soared past expectations this year, so muc...
Dec 20, 2020
U.S. Senate votes to extend government funding to avoid shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on Sunday to extend federal funding through Dec. 21 to avoid a government shutdown, giving lawmakers more time to pass a $900 billion COVID-19 ...
Dec 20, 2020
