Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Panasonic to begin mass producing new Tesla battery by end-March
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Panasonic Corp on Monday said it will begin mass production of a new lithium-ion battery for Tesla Inc before the end of March at a plant in Japan. Two additional production ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2022
GSK halts trial of respiratory virus vaccine in pregnant women
(Reuters) - Britain's GSK said on Monday it had halted enrolment and vaccination in three trials evaluating its vaccine candidate against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in pregnant women, days ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2022
UK says Putin nuclear remarks aimed to distract from Ukraine troubles
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the prospect of readying a nuclear deterrent in order to distract from a lack of progress in the invasion of Ukraine, British Defence Secreta...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2022
AB Foods sees first half 'strongly ahead' on improved Primark
LONDON (Reuters) -Associated British Foods on Monday forecast first-half sales and adjusted operating profit "strongly ahead" of the previous year and ahead of pre-COVID 19 levels, reflecting an impro...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2022
UK says Russian advance on Kyiv slowed by staunch Ukrainian resistance
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's advance on Kyiv has been slowed by logistical failures and fierce Ukrainian resistance, Britain's defence ministry said on Monday. "The bulk of [President Vladimir] Putin's...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2022
Sanctions hit will see Russia economy contract 20% Q/Q in second quarter - JPMorgan
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's economy is expected to contract 20% in the second quarter and by around 3.5% for the full year following intensified sanctions, JPMorgan said on Monday. "If these new sanct...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2022
About 150 Ukrainian tourists stage anti-war protest in Sri Lanka
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Ukrainian tourists staged an anti-war protest outside Russia's embassy in Sri Lanka on Monday, and the country's tourism minister said the government would con...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2022
Vietnamese couple on dog-adoption spree after authorities cull their pets
LONG AN PROVINCE, Vietnam (Reuters) - Nguyen Thi Chi Em's face is red with laughter as she plays with seven rescue dogs, rolling around with them on the living room floor as her beaming husband watche...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2022
Greece closes its airspace for Russian airlines
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece on Monday closed its airspace for all Russian aircraft in line with a European Union decision, the country's civil aviation authority said. Only humanitarian and emergency fl...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2022
Orange picks Nokia for rollout of 'standalone' 5G in France
By Mathieu Rosemain BARCELONA (Reuters) - Orange, France's biggest telecoms operator, said on Monday it has opted for Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia for the rollout of the core network of the so-cal...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2022
