Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Northern Ireland launches UK's first COVID-19 tracker app
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Northern Ireland on Friday launched the United Kingdom's first COVID-19 tracing app, and the first one that can also trace users in another country, Ireland, who h...
Jul 31, 2020
Top fund firms oppose planned U.S. roadblock to green retirement funds
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - Top asset managers including Vanguard Group, State Street Corp and Franklin Resources have urged the Trump administration to reconsider proposed investment rules that...
Jul 31, 2020
Dish chooses VMware's cloud platform for building 5G network
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - U.S. satellite TV provider Dish Network said on Friday it had opted for software maker VMware Inc's telco cloud platform to build its next-generation wireless network. Dish, whic...
Jul 31, 2020
Tennis: Kenin ready for career restart after COVID-19 disruption
By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) - The COVID-19 shutdown could not have come at a worse time for Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin but the American says she has made full use of the mini off-sea...
Jul 31, 2020
Disqualification not the end, says Hong Kong opposition candidate
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong district councillor Tiffany Yuen's election bid may be over, cut short by the authorities, but the message behind her campaign poster still stands, she said in a social...
Jul 31, 2020
AbbVie reports loss as COVID-19 hits Botox sales
(Reuters) - Drugmaker AbbVie Inc reported a loss in the second quarter on Friday, as comparable sales from wrinkle treatment Botox, acquired as part of its $63 billion Allergan Plc deal, slumped due t...
Jul 31, 2020
COVID-19 surge? Warning light is flashing, UK PM Johnson says
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that a recent uptick in infections was a "warning light" which means he has to hit the brakes on the easing of lockdown as he postponed the...
Jul 31, 2020
Surge in damaged cash as worried South Koreans try to microwave the virus
By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) - Worried South Koreans are putting banknotes in their microwaves and washing machines, damaging the bills in their attempts to cleanse them of the coronavirus. The centra...
Jul 31, 2020
UK PM Johnson postpones next stage of lockdown lifting due to rising COVID infections
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said he would postpone the next stage of lockdown easing for at least two weeks due to a pick-up in COVID-19 infection rates. "On Satu...
Jul 31, 2020
U.S. federal troops staying in Portland for now, Wolf says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told Fox News on Friday that federal troops would remain in Portland until he was assured that the Oregon governor's plan to ha...
Jul 31, 2020
