Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Luxury stocks, ASML lift European shares in early trading
(Reuters) - European stocks rose on Wednesday after Swiss luxury group Richemont and chip equipment maker ASML gave encouraging earnings updates, while investors hoped for a big U.S. fiscal relief pac...
Jan 20, 2021
Silicon Valley CEOs cannot lay down the law, EU chief says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's chief executive hailed on Wednesday as a new dawn Joe Biden's term as U.S. president but warned that the bloc would strive to regulate American technology com...
Jan 20, 2021
Google investigates ethical AI team member over handling of sensitive data
By Maria Ponnezhath (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google is investigating a member of its ethical AI team and has locked the corporate account linked to that person after finding that thousands of files ...
Jan 20, 2021
NHL roundup: Sidney Crosby’s OT goal lifts Pens over Caps
Sidney Crosby swept in a rebound 1:11 into overtime Tuesday for his third point as the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame a pair of two-goal deficits to top the visiting Washington Capitals 5-4. Crosby notc...
Jan 20, 2021
Exclusive: Alibaba-backed logistics firm Best weighs sale in strategic review – sources
By Julie Zhu and Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - New York-listed Best Inc, a Chinese logistics firm backed by e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, is considering a sale as part of a strategic rev...
Jan 20, 2021
Chinese vaccine makers Sinovac, Sinopharm and CanSinoBio applied to join WHO’s COVAX scheme
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese COVID-19 vaccine developers Sinovac, Sinopharm and Cansino Bio have submitted application to join COVAX, a global schemed backed by the World Health Organization, foreign m...
Jan 20, 2021
EU’s Michel calls on Biden to form new transatlantic pact
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union called on incoming U.S. President Joe Biden to form a "new founding pact" with Europe working on issues such as peace, security, prosperity, freedom and human r...
Jan 20, 2021
South African experts urge government to lay out COVID-19 vaccine plan
By Promit Mukherjee and Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African healthcare experts are urging the government to share a detailed plan for administering COVID-19 vaccines with private sec...
Jan 20, 2021
Russia reports 21,152 new coronavirus cases, 597 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday reported 21,152 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 2,452 in Moscow, pushing the national tally to 3,633,952. Authorities said 597 people had d...
Jan 20, 2021
Thai govt to file royal defamation complaint against opposition figure Thanathorn
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's ministry of digital economy and society will file a criminal complaint of defaming the country's monarchy against ban...
Jan 20, 2021
