Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada's Medicago begins human trials of plant-based COVID-19 vaccine
By Vishwadha Chander (Reuters) - Medicago said on Tuesday it has begun testing its plant-based coronavirus vaccine in an early-stage clinical trial as the Canadian company, backed by tobacco company P...
Jul 14, 2020
Ryanair to reduce Irish flights over quarantine
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair on Tuesday announced it was cutting 1,000 flights from its home Irish market in August and September and called on the government to drop a 14-day quarantine it said was doi...
Jul 14, 2020
Masks to be mandatory in enclosed public spaces in next weeks, says Macron
PARIS (Reuters) - Wearing masks will be compulsory in all enclosed public spaces in the next weeks in France, where there are signs that COVID-19 is returning somewhat, French President Emmanuel Macro...
Jul 14, 2020
Catalan authorities order home confinement in Lleida after court rejection
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spain's Catalonia approved a resolution on Tuesday to place the residents of the city of Lleida and seven nearby towns under home confinement to stem a surge in coronavirus infec...
Jul 14, 2020
Wells Fargo swings to loss on higher provisions to cover soured loans
(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co swung to a loss in the second quarter after setting aside $9.5 billion to cover potential loan losses due to the coronavirus pandemic, the bank said on Tuesday. The lender...
Jul 14, 2020
India's Bharti Airtel, Verizon tie up on video-conferencing tool
By Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bharti Airtel Ltd is partnering with Verizon Communications Inc's BlueJeans to launch a business-focused video conferencing tool, the Indian wireless carrier...
Jul 14, 2020
UK to ban Huawei from 5G network
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government will ban Huawei from Britain's 5G network by ordering telecoms companies to remove its equipment by 2027, Media Secretary Oliver Dowden sai...
Jul 14, 2020
Death toll rises in border clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia
BAKU/YEREVAN (Reuters) - Seven Azeri soldiers and a civilian, and two Armenian servicemen were killed on Tuesday in the third day of border clashes between countries that fought a war in the 1990s ove...
Jul 14, 2020
India's Flipkart raises $1.2 billion in Walmart-led funding
BENGALURU (Reuters) - U.S. retail giant Walmart will lead a $1.2 billion investment in its Indian e-commerce unit Flipkart, giving it a valuation of $24.9 billion, Flipkart said on Tuesday. The invest...
Jul 14, 2020
Shock and ale: electric fence keeps drinkers back from the bar in English pub
By Tom Nicholson St JUST, England (Reuters) - Man walks into a bar, and into an electric fence. It's not a joke, but rather the novel measure taken by one Cornish pub to enforce distance rules to stop...
Jul 14, 2020
