Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explosions near Syrian city of Aleppo were part of military exercises: state media
CAIRO (Reuters) - Explosions caused by the military blowing up bombs abandoned by "terrorists" were heard on Tuesday near the Syrian city of Aleppo, state media said. The explosions near the Hamdaniya...
Feb 09, 2021
Factbox: Biden nominees ethics pledges on cryptocurrencies, university and company ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several of President Joe Biden's nominees to head key U.S. agencies are selling stock holdings and pledging to seek ethics waivers if they have to oversee matters in which they ...
Feb 09, 2021
Four years into voyage and metres from land, tanker crew still stuck aboard
DUBAI (Reuters) - Nearly four years into their odyssey at sea, the five-member crew of oil tanker MT Iba is tantalisingly close to shore, yet still unable to set foot on dry land. Bleary-eyed and wear...
Feb 09, 2021
Former Obama official named U.S. Postal Service board chair
(Reuters) - A former official during the Obama administration was named Tuesday as the new chairman of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors as Democratic lawmakers press for changes. Ron Bloom, ...
Feb 09, 2021
Toyota, Denso team with Aurora on self-driving cars for Uber, others
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp and longtime supplier partner Denso Corp will team up with self-driving car startup Aurora to develop and build autonomous minivans for ride hailing networks, the...
Feb 09, 2021
Facebook faces new UK class action after data harvesting scandal
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook is facing a second London High Court class action over allegations it failed to protect the personal details of about one million people in England and Wa...
Feb 09, 2021
Daimler Trucks chief says clean trucks will be ready before clean fuels
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - Daimler Trucks could have a full line of zero-emission commercial vehicles ready by 2027, ahead of most proposed deadlines for phasing out internal combustion engin...
Feb 09, 2021
Huawei challenges U.S. FCC over national security threat designation
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co has filed a legal challenge to the Federal Communications Commission's designation of the Chinese company as a U.S. national security ...
Feb 09, 2021
Common asthma medicine cuts need for COVID-19 hospitalization – Oxford study
(Reuters) - A commonly used asthma treatment could cut the need to hospitalize COVID-19 patients if the medicine is given within seven days of symptoms appearing, British researchers said on Tuesday. ...
Feb 09, 2021
PGA Championship to allow use of distance-measuring devices
(Reuters) - The PGA of America said on Tuesday it will allow distance-measuring devices to be used during competition at the three major tournaments it operates, including the PGA Championship. The po...
Feb 09, 2021
