Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Los Angeles police get approval to record, store protest footage: LA Times
(Reuters) - Los Angeles Police Department on Tuesday got approval to begin recording and storing aerial footage of protests and other large gatherings from its helicopters, the LA Times newspaper repo...
Oct 28, 2020
Ukraine reports record daily coronavirus-related deaths
KYIV (Reuters) - The number of daily coronavirus deaths in Ukraine jumped to 165 from the previous record of 141 fatalities registered on Oct. 21, the national security council said on Wednesday. The ...
Oct 28, 2020
Malaysia’s king urges fractious lawmakers to back budget
By Rozanna Latiff and Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's king urged lawmakers on Wednesday to put aside political disagreements to pass the 2021 budget "without disturbance", as Prime ...
Oct 28, 2020
South Africa’s Ramaphosa self-isolates after dinner guest gets COVID-19
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has gone into quarantine after a guest at a charity dinner he attended tested positive for COVID-19, his office said on Wednesday. Afri...
Oct 28, 2020
Retailer Carrefour’s third-quarter sales accelerate, keeps goals under overhaul plan
PARIS (Reuters) - Carrefour , Europe's largest retailer, said on Wednesday it achieved record 8.4% like-for-like sales growth in the third quarter, reflecting a stronger performance in its key markets...
Oct 28, 2020
Novartis, Molecular Partners ink potential $230 million deal for COVID-19 candidates
ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis has licensed global rights to two Molecular Partners' antiviral drugs that have potential to treat COVID-19 patients, the two companies said on Wednesday. Molecular Partner...
Oct 28, 2020
Italy’s antitrust probes Google for possible abuse of dominant position
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust said on Wednesday it was probing Google for a possible abuse of dominant position in the Italian market of display advertising. The regulator said that thanks to its...
Oct 28, 2020
Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - India's tally of coronavirus cases stood less than 10,000 away from the grim milestone of 8 million, while a Reuters tally showed nearly half a million people have contracted COVID-19 in t...
Oct 28, 2020
Canada’s Trudeau predicts ‘tough winter,’ deaths top 10,000
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday predicted a "tough winter" in the face of a second wave of COVID-19 infections engulfing much of the country, and ...
Oct 28, 2020
Australia’s Boxing Day test to have crowds of 25,000: minister
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Authorities are targeting crowds of at least 25,000 people per day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for Australia's second cricket test against India, a government official ...
Oct 28, 2020
