Author Archives: Syndicated Content
American Robotics gets FAA nod to fly fully automated drones
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted Massachusetts-based American Robotics Inc permission to operate automated drones. The decision limits operations to areas with light air tr...
Thomson Reuters Jan 15, 2021
Brazil company requests emergency use approval for Russian vaccine
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian pharmaceutical company Unio Qumica said on Friday that, together with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), it has requested regulatory approval for emergency use o...
Thomson Reuters Jan 15, 2021
Mexico's coronavirus death toll rises to 139,022
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico reported 21,366 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 1,106 more fatalities on Friday, according to the Health Ministry, bringing its total to 1,609,735 infections and 139...
Thomson Reuters Jan 15, 2021
NBA, NHL delay games as COVID-19 once again threatens professional sport
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) postponed three more games and the National Hockey League (NHL) once again pushed back the Dallas Stars' season opener, amid a surge of COVID-19 c...
Thomson Reuters Jan 15, 2021
Credit card firm Capital One fined for violating U.S. anti-money laundering law
(Reuters) - Credit card firm Capital One Financial Corp has been fined $390 million for engaging in what the U.S. government called willful and negligent violations of the Bank Secrecy Act, an anti-mo...
Thomson Reuters Jan 15, 2021
China reports 130 new mainland COVID-19 cases vs 144 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 130 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for Jan. 15, compared to 135 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Saturday. Of the new infections, 115 were ...
Thomson Reuters Jan 15, 2021
After long journey, Fiat Chrysler and PSA to seal merger to become Stellantis
MILAN (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler and PSA will seal their long-awaited merger on Saturday to create Stellantis, the world's fourth-largest auto group with deep enough pockets to fund the shift to electr...
Thomson Reuters Jan 15, 2021
India kicks off 'world's largest' vaccination campaign
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the "world's largest" vaccination campaign on Saturday as the populous nation tries to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control s...
Thomson Reuters Jan 15, 2021
Brazilian prosecutors charge 11 over Flamengo soccer club fire
(Reuters) - Eleven people, including the former president of the Flamengo soccer club, were formally charged on Friday in connection with the death of 10 teenage footballers in a 2019 fire, public pro...
Thomson Reuters Jan 15, 2021
U.N. Security Council approves new U.N. Libya mediator
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council approved on Friday the appointment of veteran diplomat Jan Kubis as the U.N. Libya envoy, diplomats said, nearly a year after the last mediator...
Thomson Reuters Jan 15, 2021
