Category Archives: Syndicated
Google Cloud secures U.S. defense department contract
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google Cloud said on Wednesday it has secured a deal with the United States Department of Defense to help detect and respond to cyber threats. The deal allows the Defense In...
May 20, 2020
EU says Britain not automatically entitled to any trade benefits
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's Brexit negotiator said on Wednesday that Britain was not automatically entitled to any benefits that the bloc had previously granted to ...
May 20, 2020
Estonia starts testing digital immunity passport for workplaces
By Tarmo Virki TALLINN (Reuters) - Estonia has started to test one of the world's first digital immunity passports, created by a team including founders of global tech startups Transferwise and Bolt, ...
May 20, 2020
Pompeo defends firing of State Dept watchdog, says should have done it earlier
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday defended his recommendation the State Department's inspector general be fired, saying he should have done it earlier, and reject...
May 20, 2020
Empty trains, clogged roads: Americans get behind the wheel to avoid transit
By Tina Bellon NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Americans plan for life after pandemic lockdowns, many want to avoid public transport and use a car instead, straining already underfunded transit systems and ri...
May 20, 2020
Look, no hands! Thai mall puts pedals in lifts to keep coronavirus at bay
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A mall in Thailand has swapped lift buttons for foot pedals in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as well as help restore normalcy and get shoppers spending again. ...
May 20, 2020
Cycling: Pantano handed four-year ban following positive anti-doping test
PARIS (Reuters) - Former Tour de France stage winner Jarlinson Pantano has been handed a four-year suspension after failing an anti-doping test last year, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on...
May 20, 2020
Trump says he may host G7 in person, after earlier cancelling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he may again host the G7 summit in or near Washington, after earlier canceling the in-person meeting amid the novel coronavirus pan...
May 20, 2020
U.S. blacklists Iran’s interior minister over human rights abuses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iran's interior minister, accusing him of having a role in serious human rights abuse, including giving orders that led to vi...
May 20, 2020
Dutch donors join global effort on plasma treatment for coronavirus
By Esther Verkaik AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Medical researchers in the Netherlands have signed up 1,500 people who have recovered from the new coronavirus to donate blood as part of an international push ...
May 20, 2020
