Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil manufacturing PMI rises in February to 58.4 from 56.5 in January: IHS Markit
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - The pace of expansion in Brazil's manufacturing sector picked up again in February after three months of deceleration, a survey of purchasing managers' activity ...
Mar 01, 2021
Ukraine throws away unused COVID-19 shots as doctors skip their own vaccinations
By Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian medical facilities have thrown away some unused COVID-19 vaccines after doctors failed to show up for their own appointments to be vacci...
Mar 01, 2021
Flowserve supplying pumps, valves for Pfizer vaccine production
(Reuters) - Flowserve Corp, an American supplier of industrial machinery, said on Monday it was providing pumps, valves and seals to Pfizer Inc to support the production of its COVID-19 vaccine. The c...
Mar 01, 2021
Merck agrees $1 billion deal with Debiopharm for head and neck cancer drug
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Merck KGgA said on Monday it has agreed to pay Swiss biotech Debiopharm up to 900 million euros ($1.08 billion) to develop and commercialise Xevinapant for head and neck c...
Mar 01, 2021
First UAE ambassador arrives in Israel, eyes Tel Aviv embassy
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The first United Arab Emirates ambassador to Israel arrived there on Monday pledging to build up new bilateral relations and officials said he would scout for an embassy location...
Mar 01, 2021
Hungary stretches vaccine supply to counter "exponential" rise in cases
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary is adjusting its COVID-19 vaccination drive to give as many first shots as possible in the face of fast-spreading infections, widening immunisation by providing at least s...
Mar 01, 2021
Third U.S. COVID-19 vaccine by J&J available in 1-2 days, CEO says
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans should be able to receive Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine within the next 24 to 48 hours, its chief executive said on Monday after U.S. regulators...
Mar 01, 2021
China says Taiwan pineapple ban not about politics as war of words escalates
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Monday denied accusations by Taiwan that a ban on pineapples from the island was about politics, saying it was purely a matter of biosecurity, in an escalating war of word...
Mar 01, 2021
Column: Hedge funds sell oil as bull run stutters - Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge funds have reduced their position in petroleum futures and options for the first time in 16 weeks, the first weekly net sales since the first successful coronavir...
Mar 01, 2021
EU to propose vaccine passports in March in time for summer
BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will present a proposal in March on creating an EU-wide digital COVID-19 vaccination passport that may allow Europeans to travel more freely over th...
Mar 01, 2021
