Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK inflation up by 0.7% in January
LONDON (Reuters) - British inflation rose a little more than expected in January as the country went back into a coronavirus lockdown, official data showed on Wednesday. Consumer prices rose 0.7 in an...
Feb 17, 2021
Great Escape: UK could be back to work by July, Daily Mail says
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering a staged exit from COVID-19 lockdown that would see pubs and restaurants reopen in May, and hospitality and domestic holiday indu...
Feb 17, 2021
Australia seeks hefty fines from media over breach of gag order in Pell case
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Prosecutors asked an Australian court to set hefty penalties for media firms that pleaded guilty to breaching a 2018 suppression order on reporting of the convicti...
Feb 17, 2021
European new car sales drop by 25.7% year-on-year in January: ACEA
BERLIN (Reuters) - European car registrations dropped in January, industry data showed on Wednesday, as measures to restrict a second coronavirus wave hit sales in the region's largest markets. New ca...
Feb 17, 2021
EU civil rights groups want ban on biometric surveillance ahead of new laws
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Civil and digital rights groups on Wednesday launched a petition seeking the support of one million Europeans to help pressure the European Union to ban biometric ...
Feb 17, 2021
Kenin undergoes appendix surgery in Australia
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - American Sofia Kenin, whose title defence at the Australian Open was halted in the second round, said on Wednesday she had her appendix removed earlier this week. Kenin lost 6-3 ...
Feb 17, 2021
Brady surprises herself with semi-final after hard lockdown
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Having been locked down in hard quarantine, Jennifer Brady gave herself little chance of making an impression at the Australian Open before the tournament, but on W...
Feb 17, 2021
Epic Games takes Apple fight to EU antitrust regulators
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Fortnite creator Epic Games has taken its fight against Apple to EU antitrust regulators after failing to make headway in a U.S. court in a dispute over the iPhone...
Feb 17, 2021
Medvedev beats compatriot Rublev to reach semis
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Russian Daniil Medvedev secured a spot in the Australian Open semi-finals with a 7-5 6-3 6-2 victory over friend and compatriot Andrey Rublev on Wednesday, extending his winning ...
Feb 17, 2021
Novartis and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation collaborate on therapy for sickle cell disease
ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis has entered into a grant agreement with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund the development of accessible single use gene therapies to cure sickle cell disease (SCD...
Feb 17, 2021
