Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Best Buy signals waning demand for work-from-home electronics
(Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc signaled a slowdown in the coronavirus crisis-driven demand for remote-work computer equipment on Thursday as it missed holiday-quarter sales estimates, sending its shares ...
Feb 25, 2021
Debilitating 'long-COVID' may have severe health, social impacts: WHO
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of COVID-19 patients continue to suffer serious, debilitating and lingering symptoms many months after their initial bout of infection, with major social, ...
Feb 25, 2021
Moderna sees $18.4 billion in sales from COVID-19 vaccine in 2021
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Thursday it was expecting to post $18.4 billion in sales from its COVID-19 vaccine this year. Pfizer Inc, which makes the only other vaccine authorized for emergency us...
Feb 25, 2021
Gaza is open again, to the south. But for how long?
By Nidal al-Mughrabi RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - A fleet of yellow Mercedes taxis lines up outside Gaza's newly reopened Rafah crossing into Egypt, polished again and ready to roll, but with no idea...
Feb 25, 2021
Regeneron to stop giving placebo in COVID-19 drug trial after 'clear efficacy'
(Reuters) - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said on Thursday that an independent panel found the company's COVID-19 antibody cocktail to have "clear clinical efficacy" in reducing the rates of hospitalizati...
Feb 25, 2021
From Clubhouse to Twitter Spaces, social media grapples with live audio moderation
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - The explosive growth of Clubhouse, an audio-based social network buoyed by appearances from tech celebrities like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, has drawn scrutiny o...
Feb 25, 2021
GSK narrows focus on elderly in trial to treat pneumonia from COVID-19
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline will extend a trial testing an experimental rheumatoid arthritis drug on patients suffering from pneumonia related to COVID-19 to focus on the el...
Feb 25, 2021
Wanted: More high-tech manufacturing space for a global vaccine push
By Allison Martell, Carl O'Donnell and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) - The number of available COVID-19 vaccine doses is steadily rising, but a shortage of physical space that meets standards for pharma...
Feb 25, 2021
Greece to toughen laws on sex crimes after wave of abuse allegations
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will toughen laws to combat sexual abuse and protect minors, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday following a cascade of recent scandals in culture and sport. ...
Feb 25, 2021
Fraudsters offer 400 million 'ghost' COVID vaccines in EU: officials
BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Fraudsters have offered 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines worth some 3 billion euros to European Union countries, two officials, showing how criminals seek to capitali...
Feb 25, 2021
