Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Comcast beats revenue expectations on broadband growth
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - Comcast Corp on Thursday reported better-than-expected third-quarter revenue, as strong sign-ups for broadband offset pandemic-related weakness in its theme park and filmed...
Oct 29, 2020
UK's Labour responsible for unlawful harassment over anti-Semitism, report says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's main opposition Labour party was responsible for unlawful harassment and discrimination in its handling of allegations of anti-Semitism under the previous leadership of le...
Oct 29, 2020
Moderna says preparing for launch of coronavirus vaccine candidate
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Thursday it was actively preparing to launch its coronavirus vaccine candidate, which is currently being tested in a large human trial. Moderna has finished enrolling p...
Oct 29, 2020
Olympics-Japanese gymnast Uchimura tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of key meet
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura has tested positive for COVID-19 ten days before he was due to take part in an international meet seen as a major test of Tokyo's capacity to hold eve...
Oct 29, 2020
United to give travelers free COVID-19 tests on select Newark-London flights
(Reuters) - United Airlines said on Thursday it will offer free rapid COVID-19 tests to customers on select transatlantic flights, as part of a four-week pilot program aimed at eventually relaxing qua...
Oct 29, 2020
Britain pressed to follow French and German lockdowns as COVID rates surge
By Kate Holton and Madeline Chambers LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) - Britain resisted pressure on Thursday to impose a second nationwide lockdown after France and Germany ordered sweeping restrictions on so...
Oct 29, 2020
Five-month recovery of euro zone sentiment ends in October
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A five month recovery of sentiment in the euro zone stalled in October as consumers and the services sector became more downcast about economic prospects with the increase in COVI...
Oct 29, 2020
Tanzania's opposition candidate calls election a 'travesty'
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tanzania's leading opposition presidential candidate on Thursday asked countries around the world not to recognise the eventual results of an election held the previous day, callin...
Oct 29, 2020
China's Communist Party says it wants to strengthen national security
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Communist Party said it wants to strengthen national security capabilities, state media reported on Thursday. The party's leadership also said at a four-day meeting that it...
Oct 29, 2020
Vietnam says release of U.S. citizen was for humanitarian reasons
HANOI (Reuters) - The release last week of Michael Nguyen, a U.S. citizen who was sentenced to 12 years in a Vietnamese prison for attempting to overthrow the state, was for humanitarian reasons, Viet...
Oct 29, 2020
