Category Archives: Syndicated
Apple expands coding education programs to more historically Black schools
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Thursday t was working with 10 additional historically Black universities and colleges to become "hubs" that will teach computer programming and app des...
Jul 16, 2020
Germany urges WHO to hasten review of its handling of pandemic
BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's health minister urged the World Health Organisation (WHO) to speed up its review of how it handled the pandemic, apparently signalling Europe's tougher line on th...
Jul 16, 2020
J&J eyes September for late-stage study of potential COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday it was in talks to begin late-stage studies of its experimental coronavirus vaccine in September. "We are in discussions with the National Institute of H...
Jul 16, 2020
Key U.S. lawmakers back unions call for new airline bailout
(Reuters) - A group of key U.S. House Democrats is backing airline unions push for a new round of government bailouts to keep workers employed in the face of tens of thousands of possible layoffs this...
Jul 16, 2020
UK government considering establishing a hub in York
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government is considering establishing a hub in the northern city of York, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, part of the leader's attempts to ...
Jul 16, 2020
UK ban on Huawei opens door for competitors, although consumer may pick up tab
By Supantha Mukherjee (Reuters) - Britain's decision to ban China's Huawei Technologies from next-generation 5G telecom networks is the latest blow to the global leader in telecom equipment and could ...
Jul 16, 2020
U.S. executes Wesley Purkey, second federal execution in 17 years, spokeswoman says
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department executed convicted murderer Wesley Purkey on Thursday, the second federal execution in a week after a 17-year pause, a Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman sa...
Jul 16, 2020
Canada adds more than one million jobs in June: ADP
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada added 1,042,900 jobs in June as business reopened after shutdowns related to COVID-19, led by hiring in the trade, transportation and utilities sector, according to a report...
Jul 16, 2020
YouTube not liable for illegal copyrighted works on its platform, EU court adviser says
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google's YouTube and other online platforms are not liable when users upload illegal copyrighted works onto their platforms but rightholders can ask for injuncti...
Jul 16, 2020
U.S. retail sales increase in June; weekly jobless claims remain elevated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in June, but the budding economic recovery is being threatened by a resurgence in new COVID-19 infections and high unemployment. T...
Jul 16, 2020
