Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Facebook to reject political ads prematurely claiming election victory
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will not accept political ads that seek to claim victory before the results of the 2020 U.S. election are declared, a company spokesman tweeted on Wednesday. The...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
UK mulling possible 'human challenge' trials of COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said it was working with partners on the potential for "human challenge" clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine, where volunteers are deliberately infected with the virus to...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
TikTok asks judge to block U.S. from barring app for download
(Reuters) - TikTok asked a U.S. judge on Wednesday to block a Trump administration order that would require Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to remove the short video-sharing app for new downloads ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Germany warns against travel to three further French regions, Lisbon
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany added the French regions of Centre-Val de Loire, Brittany and Normandy as well as the metropolitan region centred on the Portuguese capital Lisbon to the list of destination...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
France again reports more than 13,000 new daily COVID-19 cases
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities reported 13,072 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over 24 hours on Wednesday, the daily tally standing above the 13,000 threshold for the third time in six days....
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Belgian king names two to form government - 16 months after election
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Sixteen months after elections, Belgium may finally have a new government as King Philippe on Wednesday tasked the caretaker finance minister and the leader of the...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Canada's COVID-19 testing system overwhelmed after slow move to new tests
By Allison Martell TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's recent spike in COVID-19 cases has created day-long lines at testing centers and prolonged waits for results, highlighting gaps in a system that leans h...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Volkswagen to compensate victims of Brazil dictatorship - report
BERLIN (Reuters) - German carmaker Volkswagen will pay about 36 million reais ($6.5 million) in compensation to more than 60 former employees who were persecuted during Brazil's 1964-1985 military dic...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Nigerian gas tanker explosion kills at least 28
ABUJA (Reuters) - At least 28 people were killed on Wednesday when a gas tanker exploded in the central Nigerian state of Kogi and started a blaze, a road safety agency official said. Bisi Kazeem, spo...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Michigan aims for carbon neutrality by 2050
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday signed an executive directive setting a goal for the midwestern state to become carbon neutral by 2050, the ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
