Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Justice Department sets antitrust briefing; no mention of Google
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said that it would hold a media briefing on Tuesday on an antitrust announcement but did not mention Google. The Justice Department is expected to su...
Oct 20, 2020
Athletics: Anti-doping charges against world 400m champion Naser dismissed
(Reuters) - World 400 metres champion Salwa Eid Naser has been cleared of committing an anti-doping rule violation after a World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal dismissed charges brought against her f...
Oct 20, 2020
‘It’s a Powerpoint killer’ – Berlin startup Pitch goes live
BERLIN (Reuters) - Take a Powerpoint slide deck, embed it in an online teamworking tool and add video conferencing and you have Pitch: a collaborative presentation application that launched on Tuesday...
Oct 20, 2020
Spain to receive 31.6 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain would receive 31.6 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine currently being developed by Britain's pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca between December and June if it is ready, Heal...
Oct 20, 2020
Poland delays emergency COVID debate, new cases near record high
WARSAW (Reuters) - The Polish parliament postponed an emergency debate on Tuesday on new rules to boost the number of medics available to treat COVID-19 cases, as Poland reported its second steepest d...
Oct 20, 2020
Spain’s Rovi to start manufacturing Moderna vaccine “very soon” if approved
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's pharmaceutical firm Rovi, in charge of the "fill and finish" final stage of manufacturing for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine candidate outside the United States, said on Tuesday...
Oct 20, 2020
Nigeria’s Lagos imposes 24-hour curfew amid protests against police
LAGOS (Reuters) - The Nigerian state of Lagos on Tuesday imposed a 24-hour curfew, saying that protests against alleged police brutality had turned violent. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said the curfew...
Oct 20, 2020
Kremlin denies Olympics hacking allegations
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Tuesday denied allegations that Russia had sought to disrupt next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo through hacking efforts. Britain and the United States ...
Oct 20, 2020
UK says trade talks with U.S. are intensifying
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the United States are intensifying trade talks, British trade minister Liz Truss said on Tuesday, announcing the start of the fifth round of negotiations. "We're intensi...
Oct 20, 2020
Germany finds one new swine fever case in wild boar
HAMBURG (Reuters) - One more case of African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in a wild boar in the eastern German region of Brandenburg, Germany's federal agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. Th...
Oct 20, 2020
