Author Archives: Syndicated Content
T cell shortage linked to severe COVID-19 in elderly; antiseptic spray may limit virus spread
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Sep 18, 2020
Kamala Harris stars in new comic book birthday gift
By Alicia Powell (Reuters) - A day after her birthday, Kamala Harris is getting her own comic book, chronicling her path from childhood to her historic nomination as U.S. vice president. "Female Force...
Sep 18, 2020
Turkey to fight ‘propaganda and perception operations’
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's Presidency said on Friday it had formed a new department to fight attempts at "manipulation and disinformation" targeting the country. The unit's tasks include strategic co...
Sep 18, 2020
Turkey extends hydrocarbon survey off Cyprus by one month
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Friday it extended the operations of its seismic research vessel Barbaros Hayrettin Pasa off southeastern Cyprus until Oct. 18. Cyprus' internationally recognised G...
Sep 18, 2020
New York Fashion Week 2020 trends? Masks, social distancing and voting
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Masks, social distancing and voting were the key themes at New York Fashion Week, as the five-day parade of shows in the COVID-19 era closed on Thursday with desi...
Sep 18, 2020
U.S. Senator Blumenthal demands AT&T drop push for ad-subsidized cellphone plans
By Kenneth Li (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal on Friday called on AT&T Inc to stop pursuing plans to offer cellphone plans partially subsidized by advertising that he said would undermine ...
Sep 18, 2020
Russia to resume flights with Belarus, others next week
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will resume flights with Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan from Sept. 21 and with South Korea from Sept. 27, Russia's coronavirus crisis centre, a government body, said in a...
Sep 18, 2020
Exclusive: Playboy explores deal to return to the stock market
By Joshua Franklin and Mike Spector (Reuters) - Playboy magazine owner Playboy Enterprises is exploring options that include going public through a merger with a blank-check acquisition company, accor...
Sep 18, 2020
French coronavirus cases jump to new daily record over 13,000
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported on Friday that it had registered 13,215 new confirmed coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, a new record, after the number of cases on Thursday exceeded 10,000 fo...
Sep 18, 2020
Zoox gets driverless car test permit in California, a win for Amazon
(Reuters) - California-based self-driving startup Zoox Inc on Friday received a permit from California's Department of Motor Vehicles to test driverless vehicles without a backup driver in the front s...
Sep 18, 2020
