Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK university students will be able to go home for Christmas: minister
LONDON (Reuters) - British university students will be able to return home for Christmas despite the impact of local COVID-19 lockdowns that are already impacting students in large parts of the countr...
Syndicated Content Sep 29, 2020
Tencent to take China’s Sogou private in $3.5 billion deal
(Reuters) - Sogou Inc said on Tuesday it would be taken private by shareholder Tencent Holdings Ltd for $9 per share in cash, valuing the Chinese web search firm at about $3.5 billion. U.S.-listed sha...
Syndicated Content Sep 29, 2020
Oregon inmates find redemption in fighting wildfires
By Adrees Latif PAISLEY, Ore. (Reuters) - In the flames, they are finding redemption. The 10 Oregon prisoners carry chainsaws, axes, shovels and hoes into the biggest wildfires the state has seen in a...
Syndicated Content Sep 29, 2020
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a flying paramedic
LONDON (Reuters) - Paramedics in England's remote, rugged Lake District region have been testing a jet suit that gets them to people in danger or distress in a fraction of the time it would take to tr...
Syndicated Content Sep 29, 2020
Johnson says Britain should attract talented people from around the world
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday he remained a supporter of attracting talented people from around the world to Britain after the migrant advisory committee reported sho...
Syndicated Content Sep 29, 2020
Ironwood Pharma’s digestive disease drug fails late-stage study
(Reuters) - Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday its therapy to treat refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease failed to significantly reduce heartburn severity in a late-stage trial. The co...
Syndicated Content Sep 29, 2020
Second seed Pliskova arrests slump against Sherif to advance
PARIS (Reuters) - Czech second seed Karolina Pliskova managed to rein in her errors and found a way past battling Egyptian qualifier Mayar Sherif with a 6-7(9) 6-2 6-4 victory in the opening round of ...
Syndicated Content Sep 29, 2020
Lebanon’s Shi’ite Amal movement surprised by Macron accusations
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Shi'ite Amal movement expressed surprise on Tuesday over accusations French President Emmanuel Macron made against them. "The movement, while it respects the role French P...
Syndicated Content Sep 29, 2020
German doctor admits to years of blood doping
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - A German sports doctor on trial for masterminding an international doping network for athletes admitted on Tuesday to helping athletes with blood doping for years but said ...
Syndicated Content Sep 29, 2020
Pompeo urges Greece and Turkey to press on with talks
ATHENS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged NATO allies Greece and Turkey on Tuesday to continue talks on a maritime boundaries dispute as soon as possible. Greece and Turkey, at logg...
Syndicated Content Sep 29, 2020




