Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pirelli reboots its R&D to stay on track through the pandemic
By Stephen Jewkes MILAN (Reuters) - When the coronavirus pandemic forced Italian tyremaker Pirelli to temporarily shut its factories in March, R&D chief Pierangelo Misani needed a rapid rethink. With ...
Oct 15, 2020
EU governments not yet prepared to new COVID-19 surge: Commission
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission warned on Thursday EU governments were unprepared for the new surge of COVID-19 infections and recommended common measures to roll out vaccines should they...
Oct 15, 2020
Oxford scientists develop five-minute COVID-19 antigen test
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists from Britain's University of Oxford have developed a rapid COVID-19 test able to identify the coronavirus in less than five minutes, researchers said on Thursday, adding ...
Oct 15, 2020
Croatia sets daily COVID-19 record, Slovenia moves schools online
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia reported 793 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a daily record, while neighbouring Slovenia introduced new measures to fight its spike in infections. Since the pandemic bega...
Oct 15, 2020
Indonesia passes Philippines with most coronavirus cases in Southeast Asia
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Thursday reported 4,411 new coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 349,160, passing the Philippines with the highest case number in Southeast Asia. Indonesia also...
Oct 15, 2020
UK firms say 9% of workforce furloughed as end of scheme nears
LONDON (Reuters) - British businesses said 9% of their workforce remained furloughed with less than a month to go before the closure of the government's job retention scheme, an official survey showed...
Oct 15, 2020
Norway’s wealth fund gains $44 billion in third quarter
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's $1.16 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, gained 412 billion crowns ($44.31 billion) in the third quarter as the rising value of U.S. tech stocks compensated...
Oct 15, 2020
Japan may conduct satellite research on disputed East China Sea islands: government
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government is looking into conducting research on the natural environment of East China Sea islets claimed by China, using images captured by satellites, the top governm...
Oct 15, 2020
First West Nile virus infection found in Netherlands: health authorities
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch health authorities said on Thursday they had found the first infection with the West Nile virus to have originated from the Netherlands last week. The patient is a man who ...
Oct 15, 2020
Kyrgyzstan president Jeenbekov resigns after unrest
By Olga Dzyubenko and Mariya Gordeyeva BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov resigned on Thursday after days of unrest following a disputed election, saying he wanted to prevent cla...
Oct 15, 2020
