Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Spain’s Catalonia postpones election to May 30 due to coronavirus resurgence
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia on Friday postponed a parliamentary election scheduled for Feb. 14 until May 30 due to surging COVID-19 contagion across Spain that has pushed hospital occupancy in the...
Jan 15, 2021
Apple fails to overturn VirnetX patent verdict, could owe over $1.1 billion
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal judge denied Apple Inc's bid to set aside or reduce a $502.8 million patent infringement verdict favoring VirnetX Holding Corp, and awarded interest and royal...
Jan 15, 2021
Exclusive: India’s friction with U.S. rises over planned purchase of Russian S-400 defence systems
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The United States has told India it is unlikely to get a waiver on its planned acquisition of Russian S-400 air defence systems, raising the risk of sanctions ...
Jan 15, 2021
COVID-19 ‘tragedy’ emerges in areas of Brazil, Central and South America: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The coronavirus is taking an increasingly heavy toll on many areas of Brazil and Central and South America, WHO emergency chief Mike Ryan said on Friday. If the current wave continu...
Jan 15, 2021
Cambodia says China donates 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Friday that China will provide a million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to be used for inoculating 500,000 people. After 15 new cases on Fri...
Jan 15, 2021
WHO expects first COVAX vaccines for poorer countries to go out this quarter
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's (WHO) chief scientist expects the first batch of coronavirus vaccines to go out under the COVAX scheme for poorer countries in the first quarter of t...
Jan 15, 2021
Calif agency challenges FCC decision to maintain 2017 net neutrality repeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The California Public Utilities Commission challenged the outgoing Republican-led Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision to maintain its 2017 repeal of Obama-era net n...
Jan 15, 2021
More transmissible UK coronavirus variant found in 10 U.S. states, CDC says
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new, more transmissible variant of the coronavirus first discovered in Britain has been detected in 10 U.S. states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Jan 15, 2021
Palestinian Authority says it will hold legislative and presidential elections
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority will hold legislative and presidential elections on May 22 and June 31, respectively, a statement from President Mahmoud Abbas' office said on...
Jan 15, 2021
Vaccinations of care home residents to be completed by month-end, says UK PM
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday the government hoped to complete the vaccination programme for care home residents and workers by the end of month, acknowledging...
Jan 15, 2021
