Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer: Suu Kyi, the army, insurgency - Myanmar's 2020 election explained
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's ruling party led by Aung San Suu Kyi claimed victory on Monday after a general election seen as a referendum on the first democratic government to lead the country since t...
Nov 09, 2020
Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators threaten mass resignations
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators threatened mass resignations on Monday amid reports Beijing plans to disqualify four opposition lawmakers who had been accused by the ruling c...
Nov 09, 2020
China, Russia hold off on congratulating Biden; U.S. allies rally round
By Cate Cadell and Dmitry Antonov BEIJING/MOSCOW (Reuters) - China and Russia held off congratulating U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Monday, with Bejing saying it would follow usual custom in its r...
Nov 09, 2020
Intel, Qualcomm VCs invest in Israeli mobile tech firm Cellwize
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's Cellwize Wireless Technologies, a provider of mobile network automation technology, said on Monday its parent company raised $32 million in a funding round led by Intel C...
Nov 09, 2020
Pandemic takes center stage in holiday shopping ad campaigns
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - After spending the summer convincing consumers to take socially distanced breaks from grim reality, advertisers are now returning to the pandemic as the central focus in hol...
Nov 09, 2020
Fighting rages around strategic city in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia says
By Nvard Hovhannisyan and Nailia Bagirova YEREVAN/BAKU (Reuters) - Armenia reported heavy fighting around a strategic city in Nagorno-Karabakh on Monday, a day after Azerbaijan said it had captured it...
Nov 09, 2020
Self-driving delivery firm Nuro raises $500 million as COVID-19 boosts e-commerce
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Self-driving delivery company Nuro, whose R2 unit has no pedals or steering wheel and only room for packages, said Monday it has raised $500 million as e-commerce gets a...
Nov 09, 2020
Apple's new Macs could revive the PC chip wars, analysts say
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Tuesday is expected to unveil new Mac computers using its own in-house processor chips, a move that could reignite a race to control the market...
Nov 09, 2020
European Tour adds new tournament in Dubai for 2020 season
(Reuters) - The European Tour expanded its presence in the United Arab Emirates on Monday by unveiling a new tournament, the Golf in Dubai Championship, set to be played in the penultimate week of the...
Nov 09, 2020
McDonald's beats revenue estimates on U.S. drive-thru demand
(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp beat third-quarter revenue estimates on Monday, as customers in the United States ordered its hamburgers and fries in drive-thru outlets and on delivery apps to avoid dinin...
Nov 09, 2020
