Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cambodia PM bans mass gatherings to fight rare coronavirus outbreak
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen banned wedding parties and gatherings of more than 20 people on Monday, as authorities moved quickly to try to thwart a coronavirus outbreak aft...
Nov 30, 2020
Chile says manufacturing up 6.2% in October, copper production dips
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's manufacturing output jumped 6.2% in October, government statistics agency INE said on Monday, while its copper output sagged slightly. The world's top copper producer saw ...
Nov 30, 2020
Q&A: Where are we in the COVID-19 vaccine race?
(Reuters) - Large global trials of several COVID-19 vaccine candidates involving tens of thousands of participants are well underway with some having gathered sufficient data to seek emergency use aut...
Nov 30, 2020
London police shut roads after suspect package found at skyscraper
LONDON (Reuters) -British police responded to a report of a suspect package at the Heron Tower on Monday, closing roads near to the skyscraper. "We have set up a 200 metre cordon around the building, ...
Nov 30, 2020
EV maker Lion Electric to go public through SPAC deal
(Reuters) - Electric-vehicle maker Lion Electric Co said on Monday it would go public through a merger with blank-check company Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. Lion Electric expects to receive abou...
Nov 30, 2020
Amazon, Apple stay away from new French initiative to set principles for Big Tech
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. tech giants Amazon and Apple have not signed up to a new French initiative to get global tech companies to publicly commit to principles including paying their fa...
Nov 30, 2020
Moderna to seek U.S., EU emergency authorization Monday after COVID-19 vaccine 94.1% effective
By Julie Steenhuysen and Michael Erman (Reuters) - Moderna Inc said it will apply for U.S. and European emergency authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine on Monday based on full results from a late-stag...
Nov 30, 2020
In ancient Italian monastery, monks defend a dying tradition
By Angelo Amante and Philip Pullella GROTTAFERRATA, Italy (Reuters) - In an ancient monastery behind huge medieval battlements in a hilltop town just south of Rome, 10 monks are striving to keep alive...
Nov 30, 2020
Lebanese students abroad fall prey to financial crisis at home
By Samia Nakhoul and Imad Creidi BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese medical student Lara Mustafa faces eviction from Russia and the end of her dream of becoming a doctor if her parents, hit by Lebanon's wors...
Nov 30, 2020
Turkey expected to tighten weekend COVID-19 measures -sources
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is expected to tighten its new weekend curfews in the face a record rise in coronavirus cases, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The move is expected after a...
Nov 30, 2020
