Author Archives: Syndicated Content
'Strategic Compass': EU considers military doctrine, new tank development
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union aims to draw up a master military strategy document to define future threats, goals and ambitions in defence while focusing on six new areas of ...
Thomson Reuters Nov 19, 2020
COVID-19 cases in England rise 11%, proportion of positives stable: tracing service
LONDON (Reuters) - Cases of COVID-19 rose 11% in England in the latest week, with the proportion of people testing positive staying steady, the country's test and trace programme said on Thursday, add...
Thomson Reuters Nov 19, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: U.S. deaths top 250,000 The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 surpassed a grim new milestone of 250,000 lives lost on Wednesday, a...
Thomson Reuters Nov 19, 2020
Spain lowers price cap on COVID-19 masks to 62 cents
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's health ministry on Thursday lowered the price cap on health masks, mandatory across the country to curb COVID-19 contagion, to 0.62 euros ($0.73) per mask. With value-added ...
Thomson Reuters Nov 19, 2020
Lawmakers criticise choice of UK cyber security HQ
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's GCHQ spying agency ignored evidence and broke its budget in choosing an expensive central London headquarters for a newly created cyber security centre, a report by a comm...
Thomson Reuters Nov 19, 2020
Southern Europe rues exodus of doctors, nurses as coronavirus surges
By Joan Faus and Angelo Amante BARCELONA/ROME (Reuters) - Thirty-year-old Pep Iglesies emigrated to Canada from Spain in August for a new job that is much like his old one - taking care of coronavirus...
Thomson Reuters Nov 19, 2020
EU warns Hungary against use of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hungary's plans to import and possibly use Russia's touted Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine raise safety concerns and could damage trust in potential shots, the E...
Thomson Reuters Nov 19, 2020
Huawei lawyers to grill Canada border agent in CFO's U.S. extradition case
By Sarah Berman VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A Canadian border agent who interrogated Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou before her arrest on a warrant from the United States two years ago will face...
Thomson Reuters Nov 19, 2020
Home-cooked schemes for Thanksgiving family gatherings amid COVID-19
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Masked servers will deliver plates laden with turkey and fixings to a dozen relatives separated into small pods in Kathleen Williamson's backyard in Maryland, ...
Thomson Reuters Nov 19, 2020
Kids gaming platform Roblox faces hurdles ahead of public listing: rough words
By Munsif Vengattil and Joseph Menn BANGALORE/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Profanities and other offensive content that basic word-filtering tools are designed to catch can be found in some game titles a...
Thomson Reuters Nov 19, 2020
