Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain to launch new health security agency to battle pandemics
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will launch a new health security agency next week to better prepare for and tackle pandemics by bringing together its testing, analytical and scientific capabilities, healt...
Mar 24, 2021
Singapore tests distancing dongles to track mingling at meetings
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore business gathering is using movement dongles to make sure participants keep their distance, as the region's business hub prepares to start hosting big events safely a...
Mar 24, 2021
AstraZeneca vaccine doses found in Italy, export ban on table - French official
PARIS (Reuters) - Some 29 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines were found at a plant in Italy over the weekend, a French official said on Wednesday, and checks are still needed to assess whether they...
Mar 24, 2021
Futures rise ahead of March business surveys; Intel shines
By Devik Jain and Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as Intel's shares surged on plans to expand advanced chip making capacity, while investors looked to business surve...
Mar 24, 2021
Kaleido Biosciences says oral drug cuts COVID-19 recovery time, hospitalizations
By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) - Kaleido Biosciences said on Wednesday its experimental oral treatment cut recovery time as well as hospitalizations and emergency room visits in patients with mild to mode...
Mar 24, 2021
H&M's Xinjiang labour stance raises social media storm in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Anger with retailer H&M erupted on Chinese social media on Wednesday as the Communist Youth League and state media attacked it for saying it was "deeply concerned" about reports of...
Mar 24, 2021
Mallorca's Easter revival masks a slow, painful recovery for Spanish tourism
By Marco Trujillo and Nathan Allen MALLORCA, Spain (Reuters) - German tourists flocking to the sunny shores of Mallorca for Easter are a boon for a few local businesses, but closed hotels and restaura...
Mar 24, 2021
Slovak foreign minister resigns as government totters
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok resigned on Wednesday amid a crisis threatening the four-party government led by Prime Minister Igor Matovic, Korcok's party said. Korcok is the ...
Mar 24, 2021
Japan policymakers step up calls for higher minimum wage to boost demand
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese policymakers are stepping up calls to raise the country's minimum wage as part of a strategy to ensure households can boost consumption and revitalise the ec...
Mar 24, 2021
GameStop tumbles as Reddit darling considers share sale
(Reuters) - Shares of Reddit-darling GameStop Corp fell more than 13% before the bell on Wednesday, a day after the videogame retailer said it may raise funds through a share sale. Wedbush analysts do...
Mar 24, 2021
