Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Golf-Perez takes one-shot lead at European Tour finale in Dubai
(Reuters) - France's Victor Perez carded a five-under-par 67 to take a one-shot lead in the first round of the DP World Tour Championship, the European Tour's season finale, in Dubai on Thursday. Pere...
Dec 10, 2020
EU drug regulator says cyber attack has not affected work on COVID vaccines
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The head of the European Union drug regulator said on Thursday the agency's work on assessing COVID-19 vaccines had not been affected by a cyber attack over the past two weeks. "W...
Dec 10, 2020
Thai protesters say royal insult law must go
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai protesters called on Thursday for the abolition of the lese majeste law which bans criticism of the monarchy and has been used recently against the leaders of months of protes...
Dec 10, 2020
Uber asks U.S. states to prioritize its drivers for COVID-19 vaccine
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday sent letters to the governors of all U.S. states, asking for its ride-hail and food delivery drivers to get early access to COVID-19 vaccin...
Dec 10, 2020
Radiation levels rose inside a Finnish nuclear unit -nuclear watchdog
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's nuclear safety authority STUK said on Thursday that radiation levels had risen inside Olkiluoto2 nuclear unit at around 1 p.m. (1100 GMT) in Western Finland but no radio...
Dec 10, 2020
Buildings shake as deep, 6.7 magnitude quake hits Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Buildings shook in Taipei on Thursday as a deep, 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit the northern part of Taiwan, though with no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake's epicent...
Dec 10, 2020
England to make support payment available through test and trace app
LONDON (Reuters) - England's COVID test and trace system is making a 500 pound ($665) support payment for people told to isolate available through its app, it said on Thursday as it outlined a plan fo...
Dec 10, 2020
Financier Joseph Safra, Brazil’s richest man, dies at 82
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Joseph Safra, the Lebanese-Brazilian financier who has died aged 82, was Brazil's richest man and for many years the world's wealthiest banker. Safra helped run and expand his fa...
Dec 10, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan, at Nagorno-Karabakh parade, says Armenia needs new leaders
By Nailia Bagirova and Tuvan Gumrukcu BAKU/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday renewed a call for a change of leadership in Armenia, as he reviewed a military parade markin...
Dec 10, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims surge; inflation tame
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week as mounting new COVID-19 infections caused mo...
Dec 10, 2020
