Oct 20 (Reuters) – A third person died due to measles in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on its website on Tuesday. There were 4,410 confirmed cases of measles across the country as of October 15, according to the…
MADRID, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous driving unit, plans to launch a fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Spain’s Madrid region in 2027, its first deployment in the country, it said on Tuesday. • Electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles will begin appearing on Madrid streets…
Oct 20 (Reuters) – Apple said on Tuesday it has committed to purchasing up to $100 million of titanium over three years from a Pennsylvania-based company as part of the iPhone maker’s push to expand manufacturing in the United States. The purchase agreement with Perryman…
By Giuseppe Fonte and Anna Uras ROME, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Italy will approve new security measures on Tuesday targeting minors, politicians said, after days of unrest that have seen demonstrators clash with police, loot shops and vandalise property. Under the crackdown, law enforcers will…
MUMBAI, Oct 20 (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday acknowledged that a batch of interceptors purchased for Ukraine under the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) program may not have been delivered, but that this was not because of any political intent. “I…
LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Britain will fly Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets on defensive missions to help protect Saudi cities and critical national infrastructure from Houthi aerial attacks, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. The ministry said the aircraft would operate only…
BEIJING, Oct 20 (Reuters) – China on Tuesday inaugurated the National Data Group, a new state-owned enterprise that will focus on developing and utilising data resources, state media reported, saying the establishment will boost Beijing’s position in global data resources competition. • Headquartered in Xiongan,…
Oct 20 (Reuters) – The Trump administration will hold a sale of geothermal energy leases over 265,000 acres in Nevada on Tuesday, the latest in a string of federal auctions that have drawn record interest this year. The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management will…
SAO PAULO, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Mexico has suspended poultry imports from Brazil following an outbreak of Newcastle disease in the southern state of Santa Catarina, the Mexican Agriculture Ministry said in a statement late on Monday. The restrictions cover chicken meat, poultry offal, fertile…
Oct 20 (Reuters) – RTX raised its full-year profit and revenue forecasts on Tuesday as sustained demand for commercial aerospace services and military programs pushed its backlog to a record $340 billion and lifted third-quarter results. The maker of Pratt & Whitney engines and Raytheon…
