Author Archives: Syndicated Content
John Browne steps down as Huawei UK chairman ahead of government ban: Sky
LONDON (Reuters) - Former BP chief John Browne is stepping down early as the UK chairman of Huawei Technologies ahead of the British government banning the Chinese company from the country's 5G networ...
Jul 14, 2020
Former Fiat engineer aims to put the brakes on COVID
By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - Fifty years ago, he designed a braking system that helped reduce fatal car crashes. Now Mario Palazzetti has invented a device he hopes will curb the spread of COVID...
Jul 14, 2020
Court-appointed supervisor of Singapore’s oil trader ZenRock flags questionable deals
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - ZenRock Commodities Trading Pte Ltd is unlikely to continue its core oil trading businesses in the long term, its court-appointed supervisor KPMG Services s...
Jul 14, 2020
Catalan politician suspects was target of state phone tapping, spokesman says
MADRID (Reuters) - The speaker of Catalonia's regional parliament Roger Torrent suspects he was spied upon by the Spanish state via phone tapping, a spokesman said on Tuesday, confirming a report firs...
Jul 14, 2020
Belarusian presidential challenger not registered for vote, election commission says
MINSK (Reuters) - The Belarusian election commission on Tuesday declined to register opposition businessman Viktor Babariko as a candidate for the country's Aug. 9 presidential election, clearing the ...
Jul 14, 2020
Ukraine: it’s too early to blame human error for downing of passenger plane in Iran
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's foreign minister said on Tuesday it was soon to blame human error for the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger airliner near Tehran in January, challenging the findings of...
Jul 14, 2020
Thailand changes entry rules after new COVID-19 cases spark second wave fear
By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government tightened regulations for the entry of foreigners on Tuesday, after two new imported coronavirus cases with possib...
Jul 14, 2020
Farmer’s Wildlife Damage Programs Explained
The Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program (WDACP) in Wisconsin can sometimes be a little confusing. Hopefully, this helps strip it down to the basics. Crop and livestock damage caused by the fo...
Jul 14, 2020
India’s tech hub, other towns back in lockdown as coronavirus infections surge
By Sachin Ravikumar and Abhirup Roy BENGALURU/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's high-tech hub of Bengaluru will go back into a coronavirus lockdown for a week on Tuesday after a surge of infections, threaten...
Jul 14, 2020
Motor racing: Britain’s Bird to join Jaguar Formula E team
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Sam Bird, the only driver to have won a Formula E race in every year of the all-electric series, is joining the Jaguar team for season seven that is due to start in Chile ...
Jul 14, 2020
