Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Palantir wins $44 million FDA contract, boosting shares 21%
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - Data analytics company Palantir Technologies Inc was awarded a $44.4 million contract by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a Palantir spokeswoman said, sending its s...
Dec 07, 2020
Eastern Libyan force says it intercepted Turkish ship
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Eastern-based Libyan forces have intercepted a Turkish ship under a Jamaican flag heading to the port of Misrata in western Libya, their spokesman said on Monday, a possibl...
Dec 07, 2020
Despite Biden pledge, coronavirus bill in Congress now may be all Americans get: analysts
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden has called the $908 billion coronavirus aid bill taking shape in Congress a "downpayment" toward a bigger stimulus next year, but if it...
Dec 07, 2020
Newest state “pause” extension also puts high school sports on-hold for now
EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Monday’s announcement from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to extended the "pause" on high school in-person instruction and high school...
Dec 07, 2020
Peru economy minister says prospects for growth in 2021 looking up
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru expects to raise its projection for 10% growth in 2021 as cases of coronavirus fall off from their devastating peak this year, reinvigorating the economy of the w...
Dec 07, 2020
Brazil to offer COVID-19 vaccine for all at no cost, says president
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday the government will offer COVID-19 vaccines to all Brazilians, without cost or obligation, once health regulator Anvisa gives it ...
Dec 07, 2020
Pfizer, Moderna decline White House’s ‘Vaccine Summit’ invitation: Stat News
(Reuters) - Vaccine developers Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc have rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's invitation to attend a White House "Vaccine Summit", Stat News reported on Monday, citing sources ...
Dec 07, 2020
Uber sells ATG self-driving business to Aurora at $4 billion
By Krystal Hu, Tina Bellon and Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc is selling its autonomous driving unit, Uber Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), to self-driving car startup Aurora, the...
Dec 07, 2020
Europe’s top sides handed straightforward routes to Qatar
ZURICH (Reuters) - England were pitted against old rivals Poland in their World Cup qualifying group on Monday after a draw which left Europe's top sides with apparently straightforward routes to the ...
Dec 07, 2020
A year into COVID-19, U.N. declares a day of ‘epidemic preparedness’
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A year into a global battle against the coronavirus, the United Nations General Assembly on Monday declared Dec. 27 will be the "International Day of Epidemic Preparedness" in a b...
Dec 07, 2020
