Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Dutch coronavirus cases hit new high, up nearly 5,000 in 24 hours: official data
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - New coronavirus infections in the Netherlands reached a record high of nearly 5,000 in 24 hours, data released by health authorities on Wednesday showed. Officials have warned th...
Oct 07, 2020
Abbott says ID NOW COVID-19 rapid test shows high sensitivity in study
(Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories said on Wednesday its ID NOW COVID-19 rapid test showed 96.2% sensitivity and 99.5% specificity compared to lab-based molecular PCR tests, according to interim data fro...
Oct 07, 2020
'Mercenary' hacker group runs rampant in Middle East, cybersecurity research shows
By Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saudi diplomats, Sikh separatists and Indian business executives have been among those targeted by a group of hired hackers, according to ...
Oct 07, 2020
Israeli cybersecurity firm Illusive raises $24 million in private round
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Illusive Networks, an Israeli cyber security firm specializing in "deception technology" said on Wednesday it raised $24 million in a funding round and that its revenue grew 228%...
Oct 07, 2020
Busy Damascus cemetery points to higher pandemic death toll in Syria
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - The sprawling Najha cemetery outside Damascus, resting place for thousands of dead from Syria's wars, is struggling to cope with a surge in victims from the co...
Oct 07, 2020
Sailing: Ainslie readies radical America's Cup redesign as quarantine ends
By Alexander Smith LONDON (Reuters) - Gazing out over Auckland's historic harbour from the hotel where he is in quarantine, Ben Ainslie felt waves of envy and excitement watching the New Zealand and U...
Oct 07, 2020
Brussels bars and cafes to close as COVID-19 cases resurge
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Bars and cafes in Brussels will be forced to close for a month from Thursday, the regional government said on Wednesday after the Belgian capital overtook Paris ...
Oct 07, 2020
Hundreds held in Indonesia as tempers flare on second day of protests
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Tabita Diela JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police detained nearly 400 protesters on Wednesday, some armed with molotov cocktails and sharp weapons, on a second day of he...
Oct 07, 2020
Former British Cycling doctor destroyed laptop before handing to experts
(Reuters) - Former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman, who was charged with ordering 30 sachets of banned substance Testogel for an athlete in 2011, admitted to destroying a laptop wi...
Oct 07, 2020
Germany expects EU response to Navalny case in coming days
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany and its European Union partners will agree in the coming days a joint response to the poisoning in Russia of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent in the banned N...
Oct 07, 2020
