Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trial delayed for Australian writer detained in Beijing on spying charges -supporter
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The trial of Australian writer Yang Hengjun, detained in Beijing since January 2019, has been delayed by three months, according to his former teacher and a supporter Feng Chongyi. ...
Dec 21, 2020
China starts work on plant for mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate - media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has begun work on a facility to manufacture its first COVID-19 vaccine candidate that uses messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, even though the candidate is still in early-stage ...
Dec 21, 2020
Mediaset to press ahead with European TV plan regardless of Vivendi: CEO to paper
MILAN (Reuters) - Mediaset will press ahead with plans to create a pan-European TV champion, regardless of whether it can strike a deal to settle a dispute with its second-largest shareholder Vivendi,...
Dec 21, 2020
Roche says faricimab meets goals in trial against rivals' Eylea
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Monday its experimental eye medicine faricimab matched Bayer and Regeneron's Eylea against diabetic macular degeneration in acuity gains in two studies...
Dec 21, 2020
Top 25 roundup: Northwestern shocks No. 4 Michigan State
Boo Buie had a career-high 30 points and four assists and Northwestern led by double digits throughout the second half while stunning No. 4 Michigan State 79-65 in the Big Ten opener for both teams in...
Dec 21, 2020
Trump signs temporary spending bill into law to avoid government shutdown - White House statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed a temporary spending bill into law on Sunday night to avoid a government shutdown, the White House said in a statement. (Reporting by Heather Timmo...
Dec 21, 2020
Tesla debuts into S&P after frantic Friday trading
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc will on Monday make its much anticipated debut into the benchmark S&P 500 index, after rising to a record high on Friday in a frantic day of trading. The company, headed by billi...
Dec 21, 2020
Tesla's rise made 2020 the year the U.S. auto industry went electric
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - Tesla Inc and Wall Street made 2020 the year that the U.S. auto industry decided to go electric. Tesla's market capitalization surged above $600 billion, making the...
Dec 21, 2020
SoftBank-backed face-scan firm rebrands U.S. unit to add distance after blacklisting: sources
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. unit of SoftBank-backed robotics startup CloudMinds has changed its name to distance itself from the blacklisted China-based firm, two people with knowledge of...
Dec 20, 2020
Indian court dismisses Future Group's plea against Amazon.com
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The New Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed India's Future Retail's plea that sought to restrain its partner Amazon.com Inc from interfering in its $3.4 billion asset sale deal wit...
Dec 20, 2020
