Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China's TopRidge Pharma to produce Sputnik V vaccine, Russia's RDIF says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - China's TopRidge Pharma has agreed to produce more than 100 million doses of Russia's two-shot Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund said on Thursd...
Apr 01, 2021
Investors deliver 450 million euro financing for Spain's Glovo
MADRID (Reuters) - Delivery app Glovo said on Thursday it had raised an additional 450 million euros ($528 million), calling it the largest financing round secured by a Spanish start-up. Glovo, based ...
Apr 01, 2021
Germany needs to secure booster shots for next year: health minister
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany needs to secure more output capacity with leading COVID-19 vaccine makers because repeat shots will likely be needed from next year, and Germany would go it alone if othe...
Apr 01, 2021
Global chip supply chain increasingly vulnerable to massive disruption, study finds
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - A new study from a U.S. industry group found that the global semiconductor supply chain has become increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and geopolitical disruptio...
Apr 01, 2021
Scotland's Salmond: independence more important than personalities
LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's former political leader Alex Salmond said on Thursday his new pro-independence party, which could cost the ruling Scottish National Party votes in a May election, had not...
Apr 01, 2021
Poles scramble to sign up for COVID-19 jabs after surprise policy shift
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poles rushed to sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday morning after the government unexpectedly opened registrations for people aged over 40 overnight, in a sudden shift tha...
Apr 01, 2021
IT firm Atos' shares slump 18% after accounting issues disclosed
PARIS (Reuters) - Shares in French IT consulting firm Atos fell sharply on Thursday after the company disclosed that auditors had found accounting errors at two of the firm's U.S. units. Atos shares w...
Apr 01, 2021
French new passenger car registrations jump 192% year on year in March
PARIS (Reuters) - New car registrations in France jumped 192% year on year in March, having been hit heavily by the country's first two-month COVID-19 lockdown in the corresponding month last year. Fr...
Apr 01, 2021
'Familial terrorism': How personal ties link suicide bombings in Southeast Asia
By Kate Lamb and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - As the rain teemed down and guests feasted on chicken curry, Muhammad Lukman married his burqa-clad bride in a late night ceremony at the ho...
Apr 01, 2021
Poland reports new daily record of 35,251 coronavirus cases
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland reported new daily record of 35,251 coronavirus cases on Thursday, health ministry data showed, as the country grapples with a third wave of the pandemic that has pushed its ...
Apr 01, 2021
