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Explainer - How does Merck's COVID-19 pill compare to Pfizer's?
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and Merck & Co Inc have developed experimental antiviral pills that have shown promising efficacy in trials of adults with COVID-19 who are at high risk of seri...
Nov 05, 2021
U.S. dollar net longs hit lowest since late September -CFTC, Reuters data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Speculators' net long bets on the U.S. dollar fell to their lowest since late September, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data re...
Nov 05, 2021
IMF says Mexico's inflationary pressures pose difficult balancing act
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said Mexico's recent inflationary pressures, while mostly temporary, pose a difficult balancing act amid still sizable slack in ...
Nov 05, 2021
McAfee nears deal to sell itself to Advent for over $10 billion - WSJ
(Reuters) - Cyber security firm McAfee Corp is nearing a deal to sell itself to U.S. private equity firm Advent International for more than $10 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported https://on.wsj...
Nov 05, 2021
Barclays subpoenaed by U.S. Virgin Islands over Epstein ties
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Virgin Islands has asked British bank Barclays to hand over information related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the bank said on Friday. Barclays rece...
Nov 05, 2021
U.S. working to secure doses of new COVID pills - White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is working to secure millions of doses of new Pfizer and Merck pills intended to prevent severe illness from COVID-19, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-P...
Nov 05, 2021
Husband of U.S. transportation secretary says infant son out of hospital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chasten Buttigieg, the husband of U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, said on Friday that the couple's infant son Gus had been released from the hospital and had been ...
Nov 05, 2021
Austria bans the unvaccinated from cafes as COVID-19 cases surge
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Austria said on Friday it is barring those not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from cafes, restaurants and hairdressers as infections approach the record set a y...
Nov 05, 2021
Olympics-PETA urges IOC to modernise and drop equine events from Games
By Shrivathsa Sridhar (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) must recognise that immediate change is needed and should drop equine competitions from future Olympic Games, animal advocac...
Nov 05, 2021
Pfizer CEO in talks with 90 countries for COVID-19 pill
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc is in discussions with 90 countries over supply contracts for its experimental COVID-19 pill, which was shown to reduce by 89% the risk of hospitalization or death in patients a...
Nov 05, 2021
