Author Archives: Syndicated Content
J&J says booster dose increased antibodies in early-stage studies
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A booster dose of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine sharply increased levels of antibodies, according to interim data from two early-stage trials, the compa...
Aug 25, 2021
Indonesia survey shows president's approval hit by handling of pandemic
By Kate Lamb and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo's approval rating has fallen to the lowest level in five years on the back of a devastating second wave of ...
Aug 25, 2021
Taiwan to get BioNTech shots early as China delays approval-source
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan could get its first delivery of BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccines one month ahead of schedule as a delay in regulatory approval of the shot for use in mainland Chi...
Aug 25, 2021
Plane with 240 evacuated Afghan nationals lands in Budapest - MTI
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A plane carrying 240 evacuated Afghan nationals including 126 children landed in the Hungarian capital Budapest on Wednesday, the state news agency MTI reported, citing a statemen...
Aug 25, 2021
Royal Bank of Canada beats quarterly profit expectations
TORONTO (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada beat analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, after it released reserves set aside to cover credit losses and as the lender saw strong growth acr...
Aug 25, 2021
China criticises U.S. "scapegoating" as COVID origin report to be released
BEIJING (Reuters) - China criticised on Wednesday the U.S. "politicization" of efforts to trace the origin of the coronavirus, demanding a U.S. military laboratory be investigated, shortly before the ...
Aug 25, 2021
China to send environmental inspectors to five provinces, two metal firms
(Reuters) - China's environment ministry said on Wednesday it would soon dispatch seven teams of inspectors to five Chinese provinces and two state-run metal firms in the central government's latest r...
Aug 25, 2021
China's Xi and Russia's Putin discuss Afghanistan - state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged views on Afghanistan in a call on Wednesday, according to Chinese state newspaper People's Daily. Xi urg...
Aug 25, 2021
Digital identifiers to help crypto market go mainstream
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Tags for identifying bitcoin, ethereum and other crypto assets will be launched in September in the latest sign of how the fast growing, unregulated market is adopting ...
Aug 25, 2021
Germany's Sept election and why it matters to markets
By Dhara Ranasinghe and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) - A momentous German election marking the end of Angela Merkel's 16 years as chancellor is less than a month away and with no clear outcome in si...
Aug 25, 2021
