Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Halep punishes Anisimova to reach last 16
PARIS (Reuters) - Top seed Simona Halep extracted brutal revenge on American teenager Amanda Anisimova with a 6-0 6-1 victory to move ominously into the fourth round of the French Open on Friday. Anis...
Oct 02, 2020
Germany finds six new swine fever cases in wild boar
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Six more cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been confirmed in wild boars in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, Germany's federal agriculture ministry said on Friday. The...
Oct 02, 2020
EU trade chief sees easier U.S. ties with Biden than Trump
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's trade relations with the United States would likely be easier if Democratic challenger Joe Biden won November's U.S. election rather than...
Oct 02, 2020
Russia to begin Phase III trials of second COVID-19 vaccine in Nov-Dec: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will begin Phase III trials of a second potential vaccine against COVID-19, developed by Siberia's Vector Institute, in November-December, the TASS news agency cited Russian ...
Oct 02, 2020
Australia to discuss security, economic recovery at 'Quad' meeting with Japan, India, U.S.
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's foreign minister said she will travel to Japan to meet counterparts from the "Quad" group of the United States, India and Japan next week to discuss re...
Oct 02, 2020
UK COVID-19 'R' reproduction number edges up to 1.3-1.6
LONDON (Reuters) - The estimated COVID-19 reproduction number in Britain rose to 1.3-1.6 from 1.2-1.5, the government said on Friday. (Reporting by Alistair Smout; editing by Stephen Addison)
Oct 02, 2020
Mexican president hails supreme court for referendum decision
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday hailed a decision by the Supreme Court backing his request to allow a referendum on whether to permit the prosecution of...
Oct 02, 2020
U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin tests negative for COVID-19: spokeswoman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has tested negative for coronavirus, a spokeswoman said on Friday after President Donald Trump announced he and his wife had tested positiv...
Oct 02, 2020
U.S. drugmaker Merck's research chief Roger Perlmutter to retire
(Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc said on Friday its research chief Roger Perlmutter will retire at the end of the year. Under Perlmutter, the president of Merck Research Laboratories, Merck's...
Oct 02, 2020
Belgian privacy watchdog bid's to police Facebook at EU court on October 5
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Facebook's run-ins with EU privacy regulators may escalate as Europe's top court next week weighs arguments from the Belgian data protection watchdog that it should have the power...
Oct 02, 2020
