Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Investors in Belarus face ‘dictator dilemma’, Putin may hold the key
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Investors face a classic 'dictator dilemma' in Belarus - hold on to securities that benefit from the status quo in a brutal regime, or sell them and sever their ties -...
Aug 14, 2020
‘They beat everyone’: Belarus releases protesters as EU weighs sanctions
By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian authorities released detained demonstrators on Friday after issuing a rare public apology in an effort to quell nationwide street protests that pose th...
Aug 14, 2020
For China’s landlords, rent-to-riches dreams fade in red flag for fragile economy
By Ryan Woo and Liangping Gao BEIJING (Reuters) - Not yet 30, Beijing office worker Li thought she was already on her way up China's private property ladder with two apartments bought and rented out. ...
Aug 14, 2020
U.S. crackdown on Confucius Institutes demonises the program, says China
BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. crackdown on Confucius Institutes demonises and stigmatises the normal functioning of the program, China's foreign ministry said on Friday. The Institutes have been observin...
Aug 14, 2020
China Sinopharm’s potential COVID-19 vaccine triggers antibodies in clinical trials: journal
BEIJING (Reuters) - A coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by a unit of China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) appeared to be safe and triggered antibody-based immune responses in early an...
Aug 14, 2020
UK buys potential COVID-19 vaccines from J&J and Novavax
LONDON (Reuters) - The UK government has sealed two more deals to secure COVID-19 vaccines, buying shots in development from U.S. drugmakers Johnson & Johnson and Novavax Inc, the chair of the UK Vacc...
Aug 14, 2020
Afghan government releases 80 of final 400 Taliban prisoners
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan government has begun releasing the last Taliban prisoners from a final batch of 400 who the militants want freed before they agree to start peace neg...
Aug 14, 2020
Google to end responding directly to data requests from Hong Kong authorities: newspaper
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will stop responding directly to data requests from Hong Kong authorities, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter. ...
Aug 14, 2020
Novavax to deliver 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidate to UK for trial
(Reuters) - U.S. drug developer Novavax Inc said on Friday the UK would buy 60 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373, for a phase 3 clinical trial in the country. The company...
Aug 14, 2020
China’s retail sales unexpectedly fall as consumer caution prevails
By Stella Qiu and Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - China's retail sales slipped in July, dashing expectations for a modest rise, as consumers in the world's second-largest economy failed to shake off war...
Aug 14, 2020
