Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Billionaire investor Peltz steps down as adviser at pot producer Aurora
(Reuters) - Aurora Cannabis Inc said on Monday billionaire investor Nelson Peltz has stepped down as adviser, adding to troubles at the Canadian pot producer reeling under the impact of the coronaviru...
Sep 28, 2020
Mussels need eating: some Marseille restaurants defy COVID shutdown
MARSEILLE (Reuters) - On the quayside of Marseille's Old Port in France, several restaurants on Monday defied a government order to shutdown for two weeks to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus,...
Sep 28, 2020
2019 runner-up Vondrousova out in first round in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - Last year's runner-up Marketa Vondrousova failed to last a round at the French Open when she was thrashed in little more than an hour by Poland's Iga Swiatek on Monday. The left-hand...
Sep 28, 2020
Mexican president offers witness protection in missing students probe
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government is seeking to grant protection to suspects who collaborate in a probe into the 2014 disappearance of 43 Mexican college students, President Andres Manuel Lo...
Sep 28, 2020
UK government brings in new legal restrictions for northeast England
LONDON (Reuters) - British health minister Matt Hancock said on Monday the government was introducing legal restrictions on households mixing in northeastern England to try to reduce a growing number ...
Sep 28, 2020
Serena digs deep to find a way past Ahn into second round
PARIS (Reuters) - Sixth seed Serena Williams battled sluggish conditions to defeat fellow American Kristie Ahn 7-6(2) 6-0 to open her campaign at the French Open on Monday. Playing against an opponent...
Sep 28, 2020
Microsoft gets into 5G race with Azure cloud for telecom operators
By Supantha Mukherjee (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp unveiled a new cloud platform on Monday aimed at enabling telecom operators to build 5G networks faster, reduce costs and sell customised services to b...
Sep 28, 2020
UK health minister moves to defuse row with lawmakers over coronavirus measures
LONDON (Reuters) - British health minister Matt Hancock moved to defuse a row with some lawmakers over the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis, saying he was looking at ways to better invo...
Sep 28, 2020
Kenya's president extends national curfew, shortens hours
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta extended the nationwide curfew put in place to curb the spread of the new coronavirus but said it would end two hours later at 11pm. Kenyatta, who ...
Sep 28, 2020
U.S. bans business with Fincimex unit American International Services
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Monday it was adding American International Services, a unit of Fincimex, to the Cuba Restricted List, saying the Cuban military uses it to cha...
Sep 28, 2020
