Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain to spend $5 billion on vaccines and bear liability, watchdog says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has agreed to spend 3.7 billion pounds ($4.93 billion) on COVID-19 vaccines and in most cases will bear the liability if claims are made against the pharmaceutical firms inv...
Dec 15, 2020
Asia stocks look up as global markets show confidence in economic growth
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were poised for gains on Wednesday as global markets moved with confidence that vaccinations and additional monetary and fiscal support from government...
Dec 15, 2020
Honda recalling 1.4 million U.S. vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co said Tuesday it is recalling 1.4 million U.S. vehicles in four separate campaigns, including some linked to reported fires. The Japanese automaker said one recall...
Dec 15, 2020
Australian regulator sues Facebook over now-ended app’s use of data
(Reuters) - Australia's competition regulator said on Wednesday it filed a court case against Facebook Inc for misleading consumers over the use of data collected by a now-discontinued mobile analytic...
Dec 15, 2020
Trump aide O’Brien cuts Europe trip short to deal with cyber hack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien on Tuesday cut short a European trip in order to return to Washington to deal with a Russian cyber hack, a senior administra...
Dec 15, 2020
Exclusive: Biden taps former EPA chief for White House climate coordinator role -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden will name Gina McCarthy, former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Obama administration to a new role leading domestic clim...
Dec 15, 2020
Mariners acquire RHP Montero from Rangers
The Seattle Mariners acquired Rafael Montero from the Texas Rangers on Tuesday in exchange for fellow right-hander Jose Corniell and a player to be named later. Montero, 30, converted all eight save o...
Dec 15, 2020
Ban on federal drilling leases would cost eight U.S. states billions, study finds
(Reuters) - A ban on new oil and gas drilling leases on federal lands would cost eight Western states $8.1 billion in tax revenue and $34.1 billion in investment in the next five years, according to a...
Dec 15, 2020
Australia welcomes extradition of sex-crime suspect from Israel
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Wednesday welcomed an Israeli Supreme Court decision to approve the extradition of a former school principal accused of sexually assaulting students at a Jewish school ...
Dec 15, 2020
Amazon urges judge to set aside $10 billion cloud contract award to Microsoft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amazon.com urged a U.S. judge to toss out the Pentagon's $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract award after the Defense Department in September said a court-ordered re-evalua...
Dec 15, 2020
