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AstraZeneca expands COVID-19 vaccine supply tie-up with Oxford Biomedica
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca has expanded its agreement with Oxford Biomedica to make and supply the drugmaker's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, in a deal that will pay the gene and cell therapy firm $15 milli...
Sep 01, 2020
Macron to mark Lebanon’s centenary as nation teeters on brink
BEIRUT (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron was due to head northeast of Beirut on Tuesday to mark Lebanon's centenary by planting a cedar tree, the emblem of the Middle East nation that is co...
Sep 01, 2020
Big Oil’s patchy deals record casts shadow over green makeover
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) - As major oil companies prepare to spend billions on renewable energy assets to stay relevant in a low-carbon future, the industry's patchy track record on takeovers is...
Sep 01, 2020
South Korea prosecutors to announce on Tuesday if Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee will be indicted
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors will announce on Tuesday whether they will indict Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee on charges of manipulating stock prices and violating accounting rules to c...
Sep 01, 2020
Facebook lifts block on pro-Biden ad, citing ‘enforcement error’
By Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Monday it had erred in blocking a pro-Biden ad submitted by Democratic political action committee Priorities USA, after initially telling t...
Aug 31, 2020
Liberty University says it will launch probe of Falwell’s tenure
By Aram Roston WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Liberty University, one of the world's largest Christian learning institutions, said on Monday it will launch a wide-ranging investigation into the tenure of Jerr...
Aug 31, 2020
Asian stocks edge lower after Wall Street dips in month-end trade
By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to weaken on Tuesday following a softer Wall Street close while the dollar slipped as markets digested new Federal Reserve comments that sugge...
Aug 31, 2020
Largest faction of Japan’s ruling party backs Suga in leadership race: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - The largest faction of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has backed Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to become the party's leader, giving him overwhelming support a...
Aug 31, 2020
Long neglected after landmark discovery, armored dinosaur finally gets its due
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the bones of the early armored dinosaur Scelidosaurus were unearthed in 1858 in west Dorset, England, they comprised the first complete dinosaur skeleton eve...
Aug 31, 2020
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate enters late-stage study in U.S.
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc said on Monday it began to enroll 30,000 participants aged above 18 in a late-stage study to evaluate its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222. Participants are being random...
Aug 31, 2020
