Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Singapore becomes first country to approve sale of lab-grown meat
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has given U.S. start-up Eat Just the greenlight to sell its lab-grown chicken meat, in what the firm says is the world's first regulatory approval for so-called clean m...
Dec 01, 2020
Massachusetts lawmakers approve major police reform bill
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts lawmakers on Tuesday approved a major police reform bill in the wake of protests over George Floyd's death in Minneapolis that creates a new system for...
Dec 01, 2020
BOJ’s Amamiya signals readiness to extend pandemic-response programmes
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya on Wednesday signalled the central bank's readiness to extend the March deadline of a range of programmes aimed at easing corporate fu...
Dec 01, 2020
Samsung Electronics keeps chairmanship vacant in modest reshuffle
SEOUL (Reuters) - Electronics giant Samsung Electronics announced a small reshuffle of senior executives on Wednesday without replacing its recently deceased chairman or changing top leadership positi...
Dec 01, 2020
Oil prices drop on U.S. stock build, delay in OPEC+ meeting
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices extended losses on Wednesday, hit by a surprise build in oil inventories in the United States and as OPEC and its allies left markets in limbo by...
Dec 01, 2020
U.S. CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine to 10 days: federal spokesperson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will soon shorten the length of self-quarantine recommended after potential exposure to the coronavirus to 10 days, or 7 days...
Dec 01, 2020
Mexico reports 8,819 new coronavirus cases, 825 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Tuesday reported 8,819 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 825 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 1,122,362 ca...
Dec 01, 2020
U.S. CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine to 10 days, seven days with negative test: AP
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC)will shorten the recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for COVID-19, the Associated Press...
Dec 01, 2020
UK economy won’t reach pre-COVID-19 level for at least two years: Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy will contract this quarter and it will take at least two years for GDP to reach pre-COVID-19 levels, according to a Reuters poll which also found...
Dec 01, 2020
Catholic Church pays $7 million to victims in Colorado of sexual abuse by priests
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Church has paid out $7.3 million to more than 70 people sexually abused during their youth by priests in Colorado parishes, settling claims datin...
Dec 01, 2020
