Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer: Coronavirus reappears in discharged patients, raising questions in containment fight
By David Stanway and Kate Kelland SHANGHAI/LONDON (Reuters) - A growing number of discharged coronavirus patients in China and elsewhere are testing positive after recovering, sometimes weeks after be...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
Japan PM Abe to hold news conference on Saturday
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a news conference at 6 p.m. (0900 GMT) on Saturday, the government said. It did not elaborate. (Reporting by Daniel Leussink; Editing by ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
Powered by hydrogen, Hyundai's trucks aim to conquer the Swiss Alps
By Vera Eckert and John Revill FRANKFURT/ZURICH (Reuters) - Hyundai's hydrogen-powered 18-tonne trucks are set to hit the roads in Switzerland next month as the South Korean automaker looks to establi...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
Door not shut for saving U.S.-Philippines defense pact - envoy
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - A U.S.-Philippines troop agreement recently scrapped by President Rodrigo Duterte could still be salvaged, a senior diplomat said on Friday, boosting hopes in both cou...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
Pope to endorse principles on AI ethics with Microsoft, IBM
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) - Vatican officials on Friday planned to release principles promoting the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI), with the backing of Microsoft Corp and International ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
Tokyo Disneyland to close through mid-March on coronavirus concerns
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Disneyland will be closed from Saturday to March 15 due to concerns about coronavirus infections spreading in Japan, its operator said on Friday, leaving all of Walt Disney Co'...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
Indian police arrest over 500 for Delhi sectarian violence
By Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian police have arrested 514 people for deadly Hindu-Muslim violence that broke out in the capital, the government said, as it faced mounting international crit...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
NHL roundup: Predators tie it in last second, beat Flames in OT
Mikael Granlund scored with one-tenth of a second remaining in regulation and then netted the winner 1:20 into overtime as the Nashville Predators defeated the visiting Calgary Flames 4-3 Thursday nig...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
Cracked window forces passenger plane to fly back to Moscow airport - TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Boeing-777 passenger plane en route to Bangkok with more than 200 people on board has been forced to fly back to Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport because of a cracked cockpit window,...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
Transgender weightlifter Hubbard continues Tokyo bid in Australia
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The fairness of transgender athletes competing in women's sports will be under the microscope in Australia on Sunday when New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard co...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020