Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canoo reveals electric delivery van, plans for pickup, microfactories
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - Electric vehicle startup Canoo, which is going public through a reverse merger with a blank-check company, on Thursday revealed its second scheduled vehicle, a deliv...
Dec 17, 2020
Turkish pilot denies involvement in Ghosn escape as trial resumes
By Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish pilot accused of aiding Carlos Ghosn in his dramatic escape from Japan said on Thursday he did not know the former Nissan executive was on the plane, as ...
Dec 17, 2020
COVID-19 kills daily record 3,580 in U.S. as second vaccine nears approval
(Reuters) - U.S. coronavirus deaths soared to a daily record of 3,580 and hospitalizations rose for the 19th straight day on Wednesday, ramping up the stakes as regulators on Thursday considered wheth...
Dec 17, 2020
Google wins EU antitrust nod for $2.1 billion Fitbit deal
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google won EU antitrust approval on Thursday for its $2.1 billion bid for Fitbit after agreeing restrictions on how it will use customers' health relate...
Dec 17, 2020
Drugmakers should cut COVID-19 vaccine prices for Africa - Africa CDC
By Omar Mohammed NAIROBI (Reuters) - Pharmaceutical companies should sell COVID-19 vaccines to African countries at discounted rates and allow them to be produced locally to potentially cut costs, the...
Dec 17, 2020
Anger grows over insecurity in northern Nigeria after kidnaps
By Afolabi Sotunde and Ismail Abba KATSINA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Protesters marched in northwestern Nigeria on Thursday under a banner reading #BringBackOurBoys as pressure mounted on the government to...
Dec 17, 2020
Prominent Ukrainian politician dies from COVID-19 complications
KYIV (Reuters) - One of Ukraine's best known veteran politicians, Gennady Kernes, died in Germany in the early hours of Thursday from complications caused by the coronavirus, local authorities and mem...
Dec 17, 2020
Russia's Putin blames Washington for starting new arms race
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday blamed the United States for starting a new arms race, saying Moscow had been forced to develop hypersonic weapons in response. Respondi...
Dec 17, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims increase further
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly increased last week as a relentless surge in new COVID-19 infections hobbled business operatio...
Dec 17, 2020
Sweden registers a record 8,881 new COVID-19 cases
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, whose unorthodox pandemic strategy placed it in the global spotlight, registered a record 8,881 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, Health Agency statistics showed. The in...
Dec 17, 2020
