Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. says John McAfee has been indicted for fraud and money laundering conspiracy crimes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - John McAfee, the founder of the McAfee antivirus software company, has been indicted in Manhattan federal court on fraud and money laundering conspiracy crimes, stemming from two ...
Mar 05, 2021
Venture investor Chamath Palihapitiya sells Virgin Galactic stake for about $213 million
(Reuters) - Venture investor Chamath Palihapitiya this week sold his remaining personal stake in Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc, a space tourism company he helped take public in 2019, for around $213 mi...
Mar 05, 2021
U.S., EU agreed on four-month pause on tariffs: Bloomberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and the European Union have agreed to a four-month pause on tariffs, Bloomberg News reported Friday, one day after Washington and the United Kingdom also annou...
Mar 05, 2021
EU regulator advises on use of Lilly’s COVID-19 antibody cocktail
(Reuters) - Europe's medicines regulator said on Friday an antibody drug combination developed by Eli Lilly and Co can be used to treat COVID-19 patients who do not require oxygen support and are at h...
Mar 05, 2021
White House adviser says more aid needed given deep U.S. jobs hole
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. jobs hole created by the pandemic is deeper than the crater dug by the 2008 financial crisis and the economy needs more support to ensure a speedy r...
Mar 05, 2021
Italy reports 297 coronavirus deaths on Friday, 24,036 new cases: Reuters News
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 297 coronavirus-related deaths on Friday against 339 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 24,036 from 22,865 the d...
Mar 05, 2021
Russian court orders Navalny to pay damages in lawsuit filed by Kremlin ally
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Friday ordered jailed dissident Alexei Navalny to pay 500,000 roubles ($6,700) in damages in a lawsuit filed by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Kremlin-linked businessman, t...
Mar 05, 2021
Tennis: Injured Azarenka withdraws from Qatar Open semis, Muguruza into final
(Reuters) - Two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka pulled out of her Qatar Open semi-final match in Doha due to a back injury, organisers of the WTA 500 event said on Friday. The eighth-seeded...
Mar 05, 2021
London students eager to get back to class after COVID-19 lockdown
LONDON (Reuters) - Students at Harris Academy in south London are happy to put up with regular COVID-19 testing if it means an end to two months of home schooling and a chance to see friends again. Sc...
Mar 05, 2021
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party says it will regroup if hit by court ban
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) said on Friday it would keep campaigning under a different banner if a court outlawed its current organisation...
Mar 05, 2021
