Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Roche chairman sees greater flexibility after Novartis deal - paper
ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche's $20.7 billion move to buy back nearly a third of its voting stock from fellow Swiss drugmaker Novartis will give it more strategic flexibility, Chairman Christoph Franz said...
Thomson Reuters Nov 06, 2021
New Zealand's daily coronavirus cases cross 200 for first time in pandemic
(Reuters) - New Zealand's 206 new daily community infections on Saturday carried it past the double-hundred mark for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic, as the nation scrambles to vaccinat...
Thomson Reuters Nov 06, 2021
Sierra Leone morgue receives 91 bodies after fuel tanker blast - manager
FREETOWN (Reuters) - The state-run central morgue in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown has received 91 bodies as a result of a fuel tanker explosion that occurred in the early hours of Saturday, its man...
Thomson Reuters Nov 06, 2021
Rallies in Sydney, Melbourne protest against Australia's climate policy
By James Redmayne and Lidia Kelly SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - More than 1,000 people demonstrated on Saturday in Australia's biggest cities of Sydney and Melbourne to protest against the government's...
Thomson Reuters Nov 06, 2021
Dubai aims to attract 25 million tourists in 2025
(REUTERS) - Dubai plans to merge the departments of economy and tourism and hopes to attract 25 million tourists in 2025, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's Crown Prince, said on...
Thomson Reuters Nov 06, 2021
China gives 1.07 billion people complete COVID-19 vaccine doses by Nov 5 - official
BEIJING (Reuters) - China had given 1.07 billion people complete COVID-19 vaccine doses by Nov. 5, Mi Feng, China's health spokesman, told a briefing on Saturday. The National Health Commission said i...
Thomson Reuters Nov 06, 2021
At least 8 dead and many injured at Texas music festival - media
(Reuters) - At least eight people have died and many have been injured during the opening night of the Astroworld music festival on Friday in Houston, Texas, local media reported, citing authorities. ...
Thomson Reuters Nov 06, 2021
NBA roundup: Knicks come from behind to top Bucks
Julius Randle finished with a game-high 32 points and helped his team claw back from a 21-point deficit in the second quarter as the visiting New York Knicks knocked off the Milwaukee Bucks 113-98 on ...
Thomson Reuters Nov 06, 2021
NHL roundup: Oilers pull out wild OT win over Rangers
Leon Draisaitl scored 3:27 into overtime after Connor McDavid produced the tying goal with 2:59 left in regulation as the Edmonton Oilers rallied from a three-goal deficit for a wild 6-5 victory over ...
Thomson Reuters Nov 06, 2021
Swimmer missing after shark attack off Western Australia coast
(Reuters) - A swimmer was missing off the coast of Western Australia on Saturday after what authorities said was an attack by possibly two sharks and "heroic" attempts by witnesses to help many others...
Thomson Reuters Nov 06, 2021
