Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rouhani says Iran can move beyond row with Turkey over Erdogan poem
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday Tehran could move past a diplomatic quarrel with Turkey over a poem recited by President Tayyip Erdogan during a visit to Azerbaijan, w...
Dec 14, 2020
Why us again? Italy suffers disproportionate toll in second COVID wave
By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -In late November doctor Maurizio Cappiello visited more than 130 patients in the emergency room of Cardarelli hospital, in the southern Italian cit...
Dec 14, 2020
Trump nominee takes seat at U.S. telecom regulator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Trump administration official who helped lead a regulatory effort seeking to rein in social media companies was sworn in to the five-member Federal Communications Commi...
Dec 14, 2020
Biotech, pharma investments on VC radar in 2021 – PitchBook
(Reuters) - The two main areas for venture capitalist (VC) investment - technology and healthcare - have grown during the COVID-19 pandemic and investors have ample dry powder to direct money at biote...
Dec 14, 2020
Gaming platform Roblox acquires 3D facial animation firm Loom.ai
(Reuters) - U.S. gaming platform Roblox Corp said on Monday it has acquired Loom.ai, a San Francisco-based startup providing real-time facial animation technology for 3D avatars. Roblox said the deal ...
Dec 14, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court rejects bid to revive Kansas voting restriction
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Kansas to revive a restrictive Republican-backed law that required documentation of citizenship for...
Dec 14, 2020
Wall St opens higher as travel stocks rally on vaccine roll-out
(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday as travel stocks surged on the launch of a nationwide COVID-19 vaccine campaign, while Alexion Pharmaceuticals jumped following a bumper ...
Dec 14, 2020
Mexico says Pfizer vaccine doses could arrive in 5-8 days
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico will this Monday put in an order for COVID-19 vaccine doses from U.S. pharmaceutical firm Pfizer, which could arrive in roughly a week, Deputy Foreign Minister Martha De...
Dec 14, 2020
Tech giants face fine of up to 10% of turnover for EU rule breaches -EU source
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Tech giants which control access and data to their platforms could be fined up to 10% of their annual turnover for violating rules aimed at curbing their power, a p...
Dec 14, 2020
Pompeo says U.S. condemns ‘unjust, barbaric’ execution of Iranian journalist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday the United States strongly condemned Iran's 'unjust, barbaric" execution of Iranian dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, who was...
Dec 14, 2020
