Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Bangladesh’s Beximco in coronavirus vaccine pact with India’s Serum Institute
DHAKA (Reuters) - One of Bangladesh's largest drugmakers, Beximco Pharmaceuticals, announced on Friday that it will invest with the Serum Institute of India (SII) to ensure Bangladesh gets access to v...
Aug 28, 2020
Police break up climate demonstrations in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police broke up demonstrations in Stockholm on Friday by climate change activists from Extinction Rebellion who had blocked two bridges in the city centre. Police said th...
Aug 28, 2020
British street artist Banksy funds refugee rescue boat: The Guardian
LONDON (Reuters) - British street artist Banksy is funding a boat to rescue refugees in the Mediterranean attempting to reach Europe from Africa, the Guardian newspaper reported. The boat rescued 89 p...
Aug 28, 2020
German, U.S. share belief that NATO is an important alliance: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany and the United States share the belief that NATO is an important alliance for security policy, German Chancellor Merkel said on Friday when asked about her outlook for futur...
Aug 28, 2020
Merkel says next weeks decisive for Brexit talks
BERLIN (Reuters) - Negotiations over Britain's post-Brexit relationship with the European Union will enter their decisive phase over the coming weeks, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday. M...
Aug 28, 2020
J&J’s Janssen to begin Phase II COVID-19 vaccine trials next week in Spain
MADRID (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's Janssen unit will begin Phase II trials for its COVID-19 vaccine in Spain, the Netherlands and Germany next week, Spanish health minister Salvador Illa announced...
Aug 28, 2020
EU working on further COVID-19 vaccine contracts: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Commission is working on signing further contracts with drug companies to secure COVID-19 vaccines, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday. On Thursday a spokes...
Aug 28, 2020
Belaruskali says operating at full capacity after some staff joined protests
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian potash miner Belaruskali said on Friday it had been operating at full captacity since Aug. 20 after operations were partially halted this month when some of its workers j...
Aug 28, 2020
Merkel vows to speed up fight against climate change
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she would accelerate the fight against climate change in the coming years. At a news conference, she said she wanted a carbon pricing ...
Aug 28, 2020
Men accused of helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn escape face U.S. extradition hearing
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday will hear arguments over whether two Massachusetts men can be extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co Ltd ...
Aug 28, 2020
