Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVID-19 vaccine worth 1,032 shots wasted in Japan due to freezer malfunction
TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 1,000 shots of coronavirus vaccine went to waste in Japan after storage temperatures deviated from a required range due to a freezer malfunction, the health ministry said o...
Mar 01, 2021
Ivory Coast launches first vaccination drive with COVAX shots
By Loucoumane Coulibaly ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast launched the world's first COVID-19 inoculation drive on Monday with doses imported from the COVAX sharing facility, a milestone in the race to ...
Mar 01, 2021
Exxon adds activist Jeff Ubben, ex-Comcast CFO to board
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp on Monday added activist investor Jeff Ubben and former finance head of Comcast Corp Michael Angelakis to its board, responding to investor pressure for changes at the top...
Mar 01, 2021
Nigeria begins registering residents for COVID-19 vaccinations
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria launched on online registration portal for COVID-19 vaccinations, its primary healthcare agency said on Monday, the day before the first doses are expected to arrive for its ...
Mar 01, 2021
Tennis-After Melbourne loss, Sabalenka vows to be ready for Serena
(Reuters) - Aryna Sabalenka's mind was full of doubts before playing Serena Williams for the first time at the Australian Open but the feisty Belarussian has vowed to be mentally much stronger going i...
Mar 01, 2021
EU calls on Georgia to defuse tension after opposition leader detained
TBILISI (Reuters) - European Council President Charles Michel on Monday called on the Georgian government and opposition to defuse tension in a political crisis that has led to street protests and the...
Mar 01, 2021
U.S. probes nearly 1.9 million Toyota RAV4 vehicles for fire risks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they were opening a probe into nearly 1.9 million Toyota RAV4 vehicles for fire risks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
Mar 01, 2021
Twilio to invest up to $750 million in telecom company Syniverse
(Reuters) - Cloud-communications platform Twilio Inc said on Monday it would invest up to $750 million in telecommunications services company Syniverse Technologies LLC. Shares of Twilio were up nearl...
Mar 01, 2021
U.N. rights experts seek international inquiry on Navalny poisoning
GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations human rights experts said on Monday that Russian government officials were very likely involved in the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny last year, adding th...
Mar 01, 2021
Chinese blockchain firm SOS denies claims by short-sellers
(Reuters) - Chinese blockchain firm SOS Ltd said on Monday that the claims against it by short-sellers Hindenburg Research and Culper Research were "distorted", "misleading", and "unsubstantiated". Da...
Mar 01, 2021
