Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russian doctors wary of rapidly approved COVID-19 vaccine, survey shows
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A majority of Russian doctors would not feel comfortable being injected with Russia's new COVID-19 vaccine due to the lack of sufficient data about it and its super-fast approval, a...
Aug 14, 2020
Alibaba, Xiaomi to join Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index
HONG KONG (Reuters) - E-commerce conglomerate Alibaba , handset maker Xiaomi and WuXi Biologics will enter the Hang Seng next month, broadening Hong Kong's traditionally financial services-dominated i...
Aug 14, 2020
Wall Street futures retreat as China data disappoints
By Ambar Warrick and Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures retreated on Friday with attention turning to retail sales figures for signs of a domestic rebound after Chinese figures pointed t...
Aug 14, 2020
Philippines bans chicken imports from Brazil on coronavirus scare
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines imposed a temporary ban on poultry meat imports from Brazil on Friday after two cities in China found traces of the new coronavirus in cargoes of imported frozen foo...
Aug 14, 2020
Coronavirus vaccine developer CureVac raises $213.3 million in U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - CureVac BV said on Friday it raised $213.3 million in its initial public offering in New York, setting the stage for the first stock market debut of a company developing a potential vaccin...
Aug 14, 2020
EU states ‘highly concerned’ by U.S. stance on Nord Stream pipeline: report
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A majority of EU member states view U.S. sanctions in connection with the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea as a breach of international law, Ge...
Aug 14, 2020
Plane carrying four passengers crashes in dense forest in eastern Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) - A plane carrying four passengers crashed late on Thursday in dense forest in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said. The plane, thought to be one of two small carg...
Aug 14, 2020
French presidency confirms Macron to meet Germany’s Merkel on Aug. 20
PARIS (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit President Emmanuel Macron at his summer residence on the Mediterranean on Aug. 20, the French presidency said on Friday, confirming an earl...
Aug 14, 2020
EU reaches deal with AstraZeneca for at least 300 million doses of potential COVID-19 vaccine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Friday it had reached a deal with British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca for the purchase of at least 300 million doses of its potential COVID-19 ...
Aug 14, 2020
Explainer: Who pays for Mauritius oil spill and how much?
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese bulk carrier struck a coral reef off the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius on July 25, spilling about 1,000 tonnes of fuel oil and triggering a state of "environment...
Aug 14, 2020
