Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S.'s Khalilzad travels to Turkey, Qatar for talks on Afghanistan - State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad is traveling to Turkey and Qatar for discussions on Afghan peace negotiations, the State Department said on Thursday...
Dec 03, 2020
Sullivan extends lead at halfway stage of Golf in Dubai Championship
(Reuters) - England's Andy Sullivan carded a second-round 66 on Thursday to lead by three shots at the halfway stage of the Golf in Dubai Championship at the Jumeirah Golf Estates. Overnight leader Su...
Dec 03, 2020
Alonso to take part in F1 'young driver' test at age of 39
By Abhishek Takle MANAMA (Reuters) - Two times Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso, who will make a comeback with Renault next year at the age of 39, has been given special dispensation to take...
Dec 03, 2020
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
