Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Feb 22, 2021
Biden to revise small business loans to reach smaller, minority firms, says official
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will launch changes on Monday to the main U.S. coronavirus aid program for small businesses to try to reach smaller, minority-owned firm...
Feb 22, 2021
Ugandan opposition leader Wine withdraws election result challenge
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Monday he was withdrawing a court case challenging presidential election results that handed victory to incumbent Y...
Feb 22, 2021
