Author Archives: Syndicated Content
F1, Silverstone still optimistic despite UK quarantine rules
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One remains hopeful about the chances of racing at Britain's Silverstone circuit in July and August despite quarantine measures confirmed on Friday. Interior...
May 22, 2020
Malta rescues 140 migrants but holds them on tourist boats offshore
VALLETTA (Reuters) - Malta on Friday rescued a group of 140 migrants from a sinking dinghy but refused to bring them to land, holding them instead on a chartered tourist harbour cruise boat just outsi...
May 22, 2020
Irish regulator reaches preliminary decision in Twitter privacy probe
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Twitter may be the first big technology firm to face a fine by the EU's lead regulator under the region's tougher data protection rules after it submitted a preliminary decision in ...
May 22, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 1,571,617 coronavirus cases, 94,150 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 1,571,617 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 20,522 cases from its previous count, and said that the ...
May 22, 2020
China lets safeguard on sugar imports to expire: industry group
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Chinese government decided not to renew a safeguard on sugar imports in place since 2017, letting the measure expire on Friday, which will lead to a substantial decrease in th...
May 22, 2020
Italy Economy Minister confident government, Fiat can complete state-backed loan
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri said on Friday he was confident the government and Fiat Chrysler would be able to complete a deal over a state-backed loan for the carmaker....
May 22, 2020
FBI identifies slain suspect in Texas Navy base shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The suspect who was slain at the scene of Thursday's "terrorism-related" shooting at a U.S. naval air base in Texas has been identified as 20-year-old Adam Aalim Alsahli, the FB...
May 22, 2020
Coronavirus vaccine safe in early trial; hydroxychloroquine may increase death risk
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caus...
May 22, 2020
'Avatar' movie sequel to resume production in New Zealand
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A sequel to James Cameron's sci-fi movie blockbuster "Avatar" will go back into production next week for the first time since it was shuttered by worldwide efforts to contain t...
May 22, 2020
Exclusive: Argentine debt talks could reach a breakthrough in days - source
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's talks with creditors over restructuring around $65 billion in foreign debt could reach a breakthrough "in a matter of days," a source close to the negotiations and...
May 22, 2020
