Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. announces railroads, transit systems meet key safety deadline
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department announced Tuesday that anti-derailment technology positive train control, or PTC, is in operation on all required railroad...
Dec 29, 2020
U.S.’s COVID test requirement for UK travelers should extend to other nations -U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. public health official on Tuesday said the coronavirus testing the United States now is requiring for travelers from Britain should probably be extended to other c...
Dec 29, 2020
Exclusive-Chile could greenlight AstraZeneca vaccine ‘within days of US/UK approval’ -government
By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has filed data with Chilean regulators for the emergency roll-out of its COVID-19 vaccine in the country and could get a green light "weeks or even da...
Dec 29, 2020
Chile records first case of British variant of coronavirus – health ministry
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile said on Tuesday it had recorded its first case of the British variant of coronavirus, prompting health authorities to reinstate a mandatory quarantine period for all visitor...
Dec 29, 2020
Exclusive: Hedge fund Third Point urges Intel to explore deal options
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) - Activist hedge fund Third Point LLC is pushing Intel Corp to explore strategic alternatives, including whether it should remain an integrated device manufacturer, ac...
Dec 29, 2020
UK coronavirus cases set new daily record, prompting ‘extreme concern’
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government reported 53,135 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the highest number since mass testing started in mid-2020 and up sharply from the previous r...
Dec 29, 2020
Ghana opposition to challenge presidential election loss
ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's main opposition party said on Tuesday it would formally challenge the outcome of a presidential election won last month by incumbent Nana Akufo-Addo, a rare move in a country...
Dec 29, 2020
Fiat Chrysler to invest 755 million zlotys in Poland, says Deputy PM
WARSAW (Reuters) - Italian-American carmaker Fiat Chrysler will invest 755 million zlotys ($203.99 million) in its plant in Tychy in Poland, where new hybrid and electric Jeep, Fiat and Alfa Romeo mod...
Dec 29, 2020
U.S. appeals court upholds Trump health care price disclosure rule
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a White House-backed rule to require hospitals to disclose the prices they negotiate with insurers for an array of tests and p...
Dec 29, 2020
Panthers’ Okung to be first player paid in digital currency
More than a year and a half after expressing his desire to be paid in Bitcoin, Carolina Panthers offensive lineman Russell Okung is getting his wish. Okung posted the news Monday on Twitter, while quo...
Dec 29, 2020
