Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Intel buys Moovit transit app for $900 million to help develop robotaxis
JERUSALEM/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chipmaker Intel Corp has bought Israeli public transit app maker Moovit for about $900 million to help it develop self-driving "robotaxis" that could take to the streets...
May 04, 2020
U.S. coronavirus tariff exemptions sought for robots, drones, elevators
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major U.S. firms and trade groups want the U.S. Trade Representative's Office to waive tariffs on a wide range of Chinese-made products as a result of the co...
May 04, 2020
New projection of USA COVID-19 deaths nearly 135,000 by August: University of Washington
(Reuters) - New U.S. COVID-19 forecasts project nearly 135,000 deaths in the United States through the beginning of August, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of ...
May 04, 2020
Labour opposition will support any lockdown extension, says UK's Starmer
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer said on Monday he would support any extension of social distancing measures, calling for a "national consensus" on the next phase of ...
May 04, 2020
Armed group in northeast Congo says to lay down weapons
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - An armed group in northeast Congo known for using fetishes to protect its fighters said on Monday it would lay down its arms and end attacks against civi...
May 04, 2020
Germany to reopen all shops, allow soccer matches: sources
By Sabine Siebold and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's state premiers will agree on measures to further ease coronavirus restrictions in a teleconference with Chancellor Angela Merkel schedu...
May 04, 2020
Exclusive: AmerisourceBergen eyes Walgreens' drug distribution business - sources
(Reuters) - AmerisourceBergen Corp , one of the largest U.S. drug distributors, has approached Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc to explore a deal for its pharmaceutical wholesaling division, people famili...
May 04, 2020
U.S. should drop tariffs on pandemic-related goods for 90 days: key lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government should suspend for 90 days all tariffs on products needed to combat the new coronavirus pandemic, while taking steps to boost domestic production and resolve...
May 04, 2020
Mexico urges U.S. to probe of 'all' officials with ties to ex-minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president on Monday urged Washington to investigate "all" officials, including members of elite U.S. law enforcement agencies, with ties to a former Mexican security m...
May 04, 2020
WHO cautions against untested COVID-19 traditional remedies
PARIS (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that medicinal plants such as Artemisia annua, touted as possible treatments for COVID-19, should be tested for efficacy and side e...
May 04, 2020
