Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swedish space agency halts new business helping China operate satellites
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's state-owned space agency, the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), which is contracted to help operate Chinese satellites from its ground stations, has decided not to renew ...
Sep 21, 2020
VBI Vaccines signs agreement with Canada to develop COVID-19 vaccine by 2022
(Reuters) - VBI Vaccines Inc said on Monday it had entered into an agreement with Canada to develop a potential vaccine for COVID-19 by 2022 through mid-stage trials conducted exclusively in the count...
Sep 21, 2020
Regulators warn banks against pressure tactics in debt raisings
LONDON (Reuters) - Banks advising companies taking on debt to recover from the pandemic must not use pressure tactics to win future business, global securities regulators said on Monday. IOSCO, made u...
Sep 21, 2020
Beyond Meat to sell plant-based sausage patty in 5,000 more U.S. stores
(Reuters) - Plant-based meat company Beyond Meat Inc said on Monday it would start selling its frozen breakfast sausage patties at 5,000 more stores, including Kroger , Walmart and Publix in the Unite...
Sep 21, 2020
Verdi’s ‘Masked Ball’ in Madrid cancelled after jeers over distancing
MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid's famous Royal Theatre had to cancel a Sunday night opera production after a group of spectators loudly protested over being allocated seats too close to each other amid a st...
Sep 21, 2020
Lufthansa takes 1.1-billion-euro impairment as it further shrinks fleet
BERLIN (Reuters) - Lufthansa said on Monday it was shrinking its fleet further as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, forcing it to take a 1.1 billion euro ($1.3 billion) impairment on the value of ...
Sep 21, 2020
Italy right seen ahead in regional vote, but no whitewash: exit poll
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's rightist bloc has won at least three of seven regions at stake in local elections, but League leader Matteo Salvini looked unlikely to end half a century of centre-left rule i...
Sep 21, 2020
French city of Lyon tightens COVID restrictions
PARIS (Reuters) - Tighter coronavirus restrictions will be imposed in the French city of Lyon from Tuesday to counter a sharp increase in new coronavirus cases and a surge in intensive care admissions...
Sep 21, 2020
Trump suggests Pfizer could win U.S. COVID-19 vaccine approval, J&J to come later
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggested Pfizer Inc could secure the first U.S. approval of a COVID-19 vaccine in coming weeks, saying a contender by Johnson & Johnson co...
Sep 21, 2020
Microsoft to acquire video game publisher ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would acquire video game publisher ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion in cash. (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)
Sep 21, 2020
