Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sweden registers record 4,034 new COVID-19 cases, deaths rise above 6,000
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, whose pandemic strategy of avoiding lockdowns has gained international attention, registered 4,034 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest daily increase since the...
Nov 05, 2020
IBM unveils cloud for 5G telcos, gets Nokia and Samsung as partners
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp on Thursday became the latest U.S. technology company to launch a cloud platform directed at telecom operators deployin...
Nov 05, 2020
Exclusive: WHO-led COVID drug scheme doubles down on antibodies, steroids and shuns remdesivir
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A World Health Organization-led scheme to supply COVID-19 drugs to poor countries is betting on experimental monoclonal antibody treatments and steroids but...
Nov 05, 2020
A crushed student movement and shrinking hope ahead of Myanmar’s election
By Thu Thu Aung and Poppy McPherson YANGON/LONDON (Reuters) - Myanmar teacher Hnin grew up idolizing Aung San Suu Kyi, the one-time democracy icon who now leads her country. But when voters goes to th...
Nov 05, 2020
Analysts’ View: Stocks rally, Treasuries gain as Biden edges towards U.S. election win
(Reuters) - Global stocks and U.S. Treasuries rallied on Thursday while the dollar took a back seat as Joe Biden inched towards taking the White House following victories in Michigan and Wisconsin, al...
Nov 05, 2020
France’s Macron urges strengthening of EU border controls after terror attacks
PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called for a strengthening of border controls in the European Union's Schengen zone following recent Islamist attacks in France and Austria. Mac...
Nov 05, 2020
EU lending arm considers ending airport expansion support: draft
By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) is considering ending support for airport expansions and conventionally-fuelled aircraft, according to a draft p...
Nov 05, 2020
Pope censures key department over London real estate deal
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, in an unprecedented move to contain the damage from a London real estate deal, has stripped the Vatican's Secretariat of State's control over its own funds and p...
Nov 05, 2020
Cycling: UCI announces 2021 Track Champions League
LONDON (Reuters) - Six iconic velodromes will host the inaugural UCI Track Champions League next year as part of cycling's governing body the UCI's revamp of the season. First announced in March as a ...
Nov 05, 2020
GM posts stronger-than-expected profit
By Paul Lienert and Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co on Thursday posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit, driven by strong demand for trucks and SUVs in the United States. Th...
Nov 05, 2020
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