Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rise in executions in Egypt in past two months-Amnesty
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt executed 57 men and women in October and November, nearly double the 32 people reported in the whole of 2019, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. At least 15 of those exec...
Dec 02, 2020
Biden will carry Georgia after second recount: secretary of state
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden is headed towards victory in Georgia in the 2020 U.S. presidential election after the state's second recount, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on We...
Dec 02, 2020
Exclusive: EU antitrust regulators to clear $27 billion LSE, Refinitiv deal – sources
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The London Stock Exchange is set to win EU antitrust approval for its $27 billion (20.2 billion pounds) acquisition of data analytics company Refinitiv, two people...
Dec 02, 2020
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine may get emergency nod 24-72 hrs after FDA panel meet – CEO
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine could get emergency use authorization within 24 to 72 hours after U.S. Food and Drug Administration's advisory committee meeting, Chief Executive Officer Stp...
Dec 02, 2020
Fire breaks out at Equinor industrial plant in Norway
OSLO (Reuters) - A fire broke out at Equinor's plant at Tjeldbergodden in Norway, the local fire service said on Wednesday. "We've had reports of a fire at the methanol plant at Tjeldbergodden, and in...
Dec 02, 2020
Teen banking app Step reaches for the stars to raise $50 million
By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - Teen banking app Step has raised $50 million (37.4 million pounds) from investors led by Coatue Management alongside celebrities such as singer Justin Timberlake, inf...
Dec 02, 2020
Uber, JetBlue join Amazon-backed Climate Pledge fund
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday that five companies, including Uber Technologies Inc and JetBlue Airways Corp, have joined its fund that invests in companies developing environmentally fr...
Dec 02, 2020
Intel’s Habana starts to chip away at Nvidia in cloud with AWS deal
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Intel Corp's Habana Labs business said on Wednesday it would take time to gain market share from Nvidia in cloud and data centre computing but its deal this week...
Dec 02, 2020
Pfizer-BioNTech seeks full marketing approval from UK for COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - Pfizer is seeking full marketing authorisation from Britain for its COVID-19 vaccine, an executive said on Wednesday as the U.S. drugmaker gears up to deliver by the weekend the fir...
Dec 02, 2020
Sweden, Finland to miss World Cup events over COVID fears
By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden and Finland have followed Norway's lead and pulled out of the upcoming World Cup events in Dresden, Germany and Davos, Switzerland over fears that the C...
Dec 02, 2020
