Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia’s RDIF agrees to manufacture Covid-19 vaccine in Brazil
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's sovereign wealth fund RDIF said on Thursday that it had agreed to manufacture Russia's first registered COVID-19 vaccine "Sputnik-V" in Brazil. RDIF, which is backing the v...
Sep 10, 2020
Ex-Theranos CEO Holmes puts mental state at issue, to be examined by U.S. experts
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered former Theranos Inc Chief Executive Elizabeth Holmes to be examined by U.S. government experts, after lawyers defending her against criminal fra...
Sep 10, 2020
Egypt to hold parliamentary elections on Oct. 24-25: official
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will hold parliamentary elections on Oct. 24-25, elections commissioner Lasheen Ibrahim told a televised press conference on Thursday. Egypt last held elections for the House o...
Sep 10, 2020
U.S. blacklists Russia-linked individuals over election interference
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on four Russia-linked individuals, the U.S. Treasury Department said, accusing them of attempting to influence the U.S. electoral...
Sep 10, 2020
Saudi-led coalition says intercepted missiles, drones headed towards kingdom: SPA
DUBAI (Reuters) - A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it had intercepted and destroyed a number of ballistic missiles and explosive drones launched towards the kingdom on Thursday. In a state...
Sep 10, 2020
Supreme Court asks for more briefs before deciding executive powers case
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Michigan Supreme Court, after listening to hours of arguments Wednesday, says it wants more information after on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's sweeping use of authority ...
Sep 10, 2020
Draegerwerk to supply ventilators elsewhere as Germany has enough
BERLIN (Reuters) - German medical equipment maker Draegerwerk has agreed to stop delivering ventilators to the German government and will instead focus on supplying other countries that are more in ne...
Sep 10, 2020
Nikola, short seller Hindenburg clash over critical report
(Reuters) - Shares of Nikola Corp fell 8% on Thursday after Hindenburg Research shorted the stock and labeled the electric truck maker a "fraud" in a scathing report, evoking a sharp response from the...
Sep 10, 2020
State launches tuition-free college program for frontline workers
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Joined by leaders in education, business, labor, and workforce development, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Thursday launched a program to offer tuition-free college to frontlin...
Sep 10, 2020
Exclusive: Lithium giant Albemarle locks horns with Chile over reserves data
By Dave Sherwood SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Albemarle , the world's largest lithium producer, is locked in a feud with Chilean regulators over how it calculates its reserves of the ultralight metal, a poten...
Sep 10, 2020
