Author Archives: Syndicated Content
France launches terrorism probe after teacher killed in knife attack
By Tangi Salan and Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) - A man armed with a knife on Friday killed a middle school history teacher by slitting his throat in front of his school in a suburb of Paris, polic...
Oct 16, 2020
Czech bar staff race model electric cars to bide time amid lockdown
PRAGUE (Reuters) - A Czech cafe has turned its bar area into a model electric car track for bartenders and staff to pass the time while the country's pubs and restaurants are shuttered to the public t...
Oct 16, 2020
U.S. Treasury asks dealers for views on TIPS, bank demand for Treasuries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Friday said it is asking primary bond dealers whether it should increase the size of auctions for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) following t...
Oct 16, 2020
Young people in France: ‘Don’t make us scapegoats for COVID-19’
By Caroline Pailliez PARIS (Reuters) - Solene Tissot, a 19-year-old student in Paris, will obey the curfew imposed to fight COVID-19, but she has one request for her country's leaders: don't blame you...
Oct 16, 2020
Exclusive: Google sweetens Fitbit concessions, heading for EU okay – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google has tweaked its concessions aimed at allaying EU antitrust concerns about its $2.1 billion purchase of Fitbit , people familiar with the matter said, putting ...
Oct 16, 2020
WHO in dialogue with Russia on its second COVID-19 vaccine candidate
LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Friday it had had very good dialogue with developers of a second Russian vaccine candidate against COVID-19. "We will only be able to have a po...
Oct 16, 2020
FCC asks Justice Department to weigh in on China Unicom U.S. operations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commision (FCC) asked the Justice Department and other U.S. agencies to detail if China Unicom's continued U.S operations pose national security risks...
Oct 16, 2020
U.S. finds exporters from China dumped small vertical shaft engines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Commerce said in a statement on Friday that it has made a preliminary determination that exporters from China have dumped small vertical shaft engines in ...
Oct 16, 2020
Greece tops 500 daily COVID-19 infections for first time
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece recorded 508 new confirmed coronavirus infections on Friday, topping the 500 daily mark for the first time, health authorities said, as they urged compliance with mask wearin...
Oct 16, 2020
WHO trial to assess other antibody, antiviral drugs after remdesivir doubt
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Friday it would assess monoclonal antibodies and other antiviral drugs in its trial of medicines that could potentially treat COVID-19, after t...
Oct 16, 2020
