Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Former Tesla employee to pay $400,000 to end lawsuit over tips to reporters
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A former Tesla Inc factory employee will pay Elon Musk's electric car maker $400,000 after it accused him of tipping reporters about alleged production inefficiencies a...
Dec 01, 2020
First U.S. COVID-19 shots could be given 24 to 48 hours after FDA nod – health official
(Reuters) - Healthcare workers and others recommended for the first COVID-19 inoculations could start getting shots within 24 hours or at most within 36-48 hours after the vaccine receives regulatory ...
Dec 01, 2020
China drafts rules on mobile apps’ collection of personal data
(Reuters) - China unveiled draft guidelines on Tuesday seeking to limit the scope of mobile apps' collection of personal data in the latest attempt to curb the sprawling technology sector. The set of ...
Dec 01, 2020
Biden says he hopes high court rejects Trump bid on 2020 census count
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday said he hoped the U.S. Supreme Court rejects a Trump administration bid to exclude immigrants living illegally in the United States fro...
Dec 01, 2020
Russia deploys advanced S-300 missiles to disputed islands near Japan
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it had deployed a number of its new S-300V4 missile defence systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of islands near Japan, a move that is likely to anger ...
Dec 01, 2020
‘We need support’ – Portuguese restaurant owners stage lockdown hunger strike
LISBON (Reuters) - Nine restaurant, bar and nightclub owners began a fifth day of hunger strike on Tuesday outside Portugal's parliament in protest against coronavirus restrictions. "We need support ....
Dec 01, 2020
Airbnb aims for up to $35 billion valuation in long-awaited IPO
By Anirban Sen, Joshua Franklin and Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - Airbnb Inc is aiming for a valuation of nearly $35 billion in what will be the last blockbuster U.S. IPO of the year, marking a stunning r...
Dec 01, 2020
U.S. ready for ‘immediate mass shipment’ of COVID-19 vaccines: agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it has made preparations to enable the "immediate mass shipment" of COVID-19 vaccines and completed all necessary regulatory meas...
Dec 01, 2020
Canadian economy notches record growth in third quarter
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's economy grew by a record 40.5% on an annualized basis in the third quarter, rebounding from a historic plunge in the second quarter, as businesses and stores reopened from ...
Dec 01, 2020
Analysis: Iran’s Achilles’ heel? Security gaps and possible enemy infiltration
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - The killing of Iran's top nuclear scientist has exposed security gaps which suggest its security forces may have been infiltrated and that the Islamic Republic is vu...
Dec 01, 2020
