Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkish lira slides past 7 as Albayrak's legacy surfaces
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's lira slipped 1% on Monday, paring some gains after a four-month rally as rising U.S. bond yields gave the dollar a boost and as the finance minister defended his predeces...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2021
Germany's Merkel proposes 3-stage plan to lift virus curbs: sources
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants a staggered plan to lift coronavirus restrictions that is linked to increased testing, she told a meeting of her Christian Democrats leadership...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2021
Nasal swab firm ships 15 million kits after Apple lends hand
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Monday nasal swab maker COPAN Diagnostics has shipped 15 million COVID-19 sample collection kits to hospitals in California, Texas and other U.S. states...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2021
Farmers fight back: Making animal feed from a locust plague
By Baz Ratner LAIKIPIA (Reuters) - Kenya is battling some of the worst locust plagues in decades, but start-up The Bug Picture hopes to transform the pests into profits and bring "hope to the hopeless...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2021
EU looks to drones, space communication to get ahead in tech race
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Monday announced three flagship projects - in drone technologies, space communication and space traffic management - aimed at giving the...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2021
UK fundraiser Captain Tom's funeral will take place on Saturday
LONDON (Reuters) - The funeral of Captain Sir Tom Moore, the world war two veteran who raised millions of pounds for Britain's health service during the COVID-19 pandemic, will take place on Saturday,...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2021
Bitcoin slides 6% to below $55,000
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin fell more than 6% on Monday after surging to a record $58,354 a day earlier, as a selloff in global equities curbed risk appetite. The most popular cryptocurrency surged ove...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2021
Michigan, Maryland governors to testify on new U.S. infrastructure push
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel will hold a hearing on Wednesday on efforts to boost crumbling U.S. transport infrastructure, which will include testimony from two key g...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2021
Ant-backed MYbank joins China's digital yuan pilot
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The online bank backed by Alibaba's fintech giant Ant Group has joined China's digital yuan pilot programme, it said on Monday, as the Beijing's expands trials aimed at eventually...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2021
Beijing official signals Hong Kong electoral reforms to ensure 'patriots' govern
BEIJING (Reuters) - "Loopholes" in Hong Kong's laws must be closed to ensure the city is governed by "patriots", a top Beijing official said on Monday, signalling changes to the Chinese-ruled city's e...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2021
