Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trump impeachment trial faces challenge from Republican Senator Paul
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the deadly Capitol siege could draw its first challenge on Tuesday, with a Republican senato...
Jan 26, 2021
Qualcomm to supply General Motors with 'cockpit' chips for next generation vehicles
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday said it will supply a range of chips for General Motors Co's next generation of vehicles. The San Diego company has long been known for making mod...
Jan 26, 2021
Portugal reports new daily record of 291 COVID-19 deaths
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal reported a record 291 deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday, up from the previous peak of 275, and 10,765 new infections, as it struggles to contain a steep post-Christmas surge ...
Jan 26, 2021
Mexico eyes delivery of Russian Sputnik V vaccine next week
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is very close to signing a contract for Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine and the first shipment of around 200,000 doses could arrive next week, a Mexican official ...
Jan 26, 2021
Brazil's Butantan expects supplies for 8.5 million CoronaVac doses by February 3
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian biomedical center Butantan expects supplies for around 8.5 million doses of China's CoronaVac vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech to arrive by February 3, its director said ...
Jan 26, 2021
U.S. consumer confidence increases slightly in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence rose moderately in January amid lingering concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. The Conference Board said on Tuesday its consumer confidence index incre...
Jan 26, 2021
Analysis: Sovereign wealth, public pension giants caught up in U.S.-China tech fight
By Marc Jones and Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the world's biggest sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds are getting caught in the escalating tensions over technology between the Un...
Jan 26, 2021
Champagne sales fell 18% last year as pandemic weighed: producers
PARIS (Reuters) - Champagne sales fell 18% in volume terms in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic shuttered drinking venues, although the decline was less than feared previously due to strong year-end de...
Jan 26, 2021
Too close for comfort? Grazing cows lead to squabble on Lebanese-Israeli border
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese cattle herders from a village close to the border with Israel said several of their cows, which have grazed freely in the area for decades, were taken by Israeli soldiers, ...
Jan 26, 2021
Sweden's Nobel Prize hall to become COVID-19 vaccination venue
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Stockholm's Blue Hall, where leading scientists, politicians and royalty gather for the glittering Nobel Prize banquet, will be used to vaccinate the Swedish capital's citizens a...
Jan 26, 2021
