Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swedish government promises $12 billion to kick-start economy in 2021 budget
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's government will pump 105 billion crowns ($12 billion) into the economy in 2021 in tax cuts and spending measures in a record give-away aimed at getting the economy back ...
Sep 21, 2020
AstraZeneca-Merck’s Lynparza wins EU panel recommendation for cancer treatments
(Reuters) - A European regulatory panel has recommended the approval of Lynparza, a blockbuster cancer treatment developed by AstraZeneca Plc and Merck & Co Inc, to treat two separate forms of cancer....
Sep 21, 2020
Britain extends emergency funding for railways ahead of contract shake-up
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain extended emergency pandemic funding to keep its rail network moving, providing private train companies with less lucrative temporary contracts ahead of a shake-up of the way...
Sep 21, 2020
Hungary PM Orban endorses Trump in November U.S. election
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday endorsed Donald Trump's reelection bid for the U.S. presidency, saying his rival Democrats have forced a "moral imperialism" on the...
Sep 21, 2020
Tencent says WeChat will struggle to attract new U.S. users while White House, courts spar over ban
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese social media leader Tencent Holdings Ltd has said its WeChat may not be able to win new users in the United States while the White House challenges a court ruling prevent...
Sep 21, 2020
UK at critical COVID-19 moment as trend goes in wrong direction
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pondering additional COVID-19 restrictions as Britain is at a critical moment in the novel coronavirus outbreak with the trend going in the wrong dir...
Sep 21, 2020
China’s Didi, BYD to launch co-designed ride-hailing EV – source
By Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing and electric vehicle maker BYD plan to launch this year a test batch of a vehicle they have designed for ride-ha...
Sep 21, 2020
‘Who is our enemy?’ Neutral Switzerland votes on fighter jets
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland, which last fought a foreign war more than 200 years ago and has no discernable enemies, wants to spend billions on new fighter jets. Many oppose the idea...
Sep 21, 2020
Czech Republic daily count of coronavirus cases drops to 985
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic's daily count of new coronavirus cases dropped to 985 on Sunday, the third day in a row the number has decreased, data from the Health Ministry showed on Monday. ...
Sep 21, 2020
Nikola Corp’s Trevor Milton steps down as executive chairman
(Reuters) - U.S. electric-truck maker Nikola Corp said on Sunday its executive chairman Trevor Milton has stepped down. (Reporting by Rama Venkat in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)
Sep 21, 2020
