Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK lockdown causes biggest drop in new car sales since World War Two
By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - British new car sales fell nearly 30% last year in their biggest annual drop since 1943 as lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus hit the sector, a ...
Jan 05, 2021
Colombia regulator approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's food and drug regulator on Tuesday authorized emergency use of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine, President Ivan Duque said on Tuesday, joining other countrie...
Jan 05, 2021
China reports 32 new COVID-19 cases vs 33 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 32 new COVID-19 cases on Jan. 5, down from 33 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Wednesday. The National Health Commissio...
Jan 05, 2021
Over 50 Hong Kong activists arrested for breaching security law-media
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Over 50 pro-democratic activists in Hong Kong were arrested on Wednesday for breaking the city's contentious national security law, local media reported, in the biggest crackdown...
Jan 05, 2021
Self-driving software startup Oxbotica raises $47mln in latest funding round
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Self-driving software startup Oxbotica said on Wednesday it has raised $47 million in its latest funding round led by the venture arm of oil giant BP and including hea...
Jan 05, 2021
Georgia voters evenly split over who should control U.S. senate: Edison Research
(Reuters) - Georgia voters in Tuesday's run-off races in their state to determine control of the U.S. Senate were evenly divided about which party should prevail, an exit poll showed. Edison Research'...
Jan 05, 2021
WikiLeaks’ Assange to discover if he will be freed from jail on bail
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange will discover on Wednesday if he will be allowed to taste freedom after years of self-incarceration and jail time, following vict...
Jan 05, 2021
Voters’ confidence in accuracy of Georgia races lower than in November: poll
(Reuters) - Georgia voters appeared less confident about the accuracy of the outcome in Tuesday's run-off races in their state to determine control of the U.S. Senate than they were in the presidentia...
Jan 05, 2021
Australia to bring forward COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will bring forward by two weeks to early March its COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans, health authorities said on Wednesday as the country battles to contain fre...
Jan 05, 2021
‘Solidarity cannot be voluntary’: Portugal begins talks on EU migration pact
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal started a round of talks with ministers from various European Union (EU) nations on the new pact to tackle the bloc's long-standing migration issues, its government said on...
Jan 05, 2021
