Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rodchenkov's expose on Russian doping scandal wins sports book award
(Reuters) - Grigory Rodchenkov, the former head of Russia's national anti-doping laboratory, won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award on Thursday for his tell-all account of the country's st...
Dec 03, 2020
Chevron tightens belt again with billions more in cuts
(Reuters) - U.S. oil major Chevron Corp on Thursday cut billions off its long-term capital and exploratory budget after a major restructuring of its operations in a bid to ride out a collapse in oil p...
Dec 03, 2020
Facebook bans false claims about COVID-19 vaccines
By Katie Paul and Elizabeth Culliford PALO ALTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Thursday said it would remove false claims about COVID-19 vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts,...
Dec 03, 2020
Houston company to build first U.S. vessel to support offshore wind boom
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Houston-based company said on Thursday it will build the first U.S. flagged vessel to install offshore wind projects off the east coast of the United Stat...
Dec 03, 2020
Brazil GDP rebounds sharply in third quarter, but stimulus withdrawal looms large
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's economy grew in the third quarter by the most on record as the easing of anti-coronavirus lockdown measures triggered a strong rebound in activity acros...
Dec 03, 2020
Inovio signs COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing deal with Japan's Kaneka
(Reuters) - Japan's Kaneka Corp has entered into a deal to manufacture Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, the U.S.-based vaccine maker said on Thursday. It did not disclose the t...
Dec 03, 2020
Hunger threatens Lebanon if leaders don't act, UK minister warns
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon is on the verge of not being able to feed itself, a British minister warned on Thursday, as the country's financial crisis hikes poverty and inflation. James Cleverly, the F...
Dec 03, 2020
Germany orders 29,000 chickens culled after bird flu found on farm
HAMBURG (Reuters) - About 29,000 chickens will be slaughtered in Germany after bird flu was found on another poultry farm, authorities said on Thursday. Type H5N8 bird flu was confirmed in a farm in t...
Dec 03, 2020
S&P Dow Jones Indices to launch cryptocurrency indexes in 2021
By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - S&P Dow Jones Indices, a division of financial data provider S&P Global Inc, said on Thursday that it will launch cryptocurrency indices in 2021, making it the latest...
Dec 03, 2020
In parting shot, Pompeo rebukes Turkey at NATO meeting
By Robin Emmott, John Irish and Tuvan Gumrukcu BRUSSELS/PARIS/ANKARA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used his final NATO meeting this week to sharply criticise Turkey, saying its purch...
Dec 03, 2020
