Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkey’s daily COVID-19 death toll hits highest level since May: ministry
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The daily number of deaths in Turkey due to coronavirus rose to 36 on Friday, its highest level since mid-May, while the number of daily new cases again rose above 1,500, accordin...
Aug 28, 2020
U.S. IPO market channels spirit of ’99 to tee up bumper 2020
By Joshua Franklin, Krystal Hu and Anirban Sen (Reuters) - A host of companies have filed for U.S. initial public offerings (IPOs) this week in the busiest period in recent history, as businesses rush...
Aug 28, 2020
‘Double lockdown’: COVID-19 adds to blockaded Gaza’s despair
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - On a deserted beachfront in a newly locked-down Gaza, fishermen look impotently at the Mediterranean waters they can no longer access under two separate bans - on...
Aug 28, 2020
Vodafone, Sky, Windtre say independence of single broadband network crucial
MILAN (Reuters) - Vodafone , Comcast unit SKY and WindTre said on Friday it was crucial that any single broadband network company in Italy be independent with the proper governance rules. The comments...
Aug 28, 2020
UK moves to fast-track coronavirus vaccine if safety tests passed
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's medical regulator will be able to grant temporary authorisation for any coronavirus vaccine that meets safety and quality standards but before it has received a full licen...
Aug 28, 2020
Verstappen fastest in Belgian GP practice
(Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen topped the practice timesheets for the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix on Friday, ahead of Renault's Daniel Ricciardo and championship leader Lewis Hamilton. The D...
Aug 28, 2020
World Cup winner Rapinoe opts out of NWSL fall series
(Reuters) - Two-times World Cup winner and OL Reign midfielder Megan Rapinoe is opting out of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) fall series starting next month, the Washington-based franchise ...
Aug 28, 2020
Greece bans flights from Barcelona, extends COVID-19 travel restrictions
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will ban flights to and from Barcelona from Monday, health authorities said on Friday, as they extended most of the travel restrictions for foreign visitors by three weeks du...
Aug 28, 2020
Musk’s Neuralink venture promises to reveal a ‘working’ brain-computer device
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's neuroscience startup Neuralink on Friday is expected to detail its latest innovations for implanting minuscule computer chips in human b...
Aug 28, 2020
Spain reports 3,829 new coronavirus infections in past 24 hours
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain diagnosed 3,829 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Friday, down from a revised count of more than 6,000 the previous day. A cumulative ...
Aug 28, 2020
