Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thai military denies involvement in network removed by Facebook
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's military on Thursday said it was not behind a network of Facebook accounts that the social media giant took down on the grounds they were using deceptive behaviour to in...
Mar 04, 2021
Most African countries to begin vaccination drives by end of March: WHO
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Most African countries will kick-start their COVID-19 vaccination programs by the end of March as efforts to procure doses for the continent's 1.3 billion people gather pace, the W...
Mar 04, 2021
Italy to give "significant" support to vaccine production hub: minister
ROME (Reuters) - Italy will make a significant state contribution to a planned public-private vaccine production centre to get it off the ground, Industry Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Thursday...
Mar 04, 2021
Italy to give just one COVID shot to some patients as EU struggles with inoculations
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy will administer just a single vaccine dose to those infected with COVID-19 between three and six months beforehand, the health ministry said, a move apparently aimed at saving ...
Mar 04, 2021
Exclusive: India merchants almost halt exports to Iran as its rupee reserves fall - officials
By Rajendra Jadhav, Nupur Anand and Parisa Hafezi MUMBAI/ DUBAI (Reuters) - Indian merchants have almost entirely stopped signing new export contracts with Iranian buyers for commodities such as rice,...
Mar 04, 2021
EU investigating Teva for blocking rivals to multiple sclerosis drug
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Israeli drugmaker Teva is being investigated by EU antitrust regulators who are looking into whether it illegally hindered rivals' access to its multiple sclerosis...
Mar 04, 2021
Saudi prince pushes on with $500 billion megacity as U.S. points the finger over Khashoggi killing
By Saeed Azhar DUBAI (Reuters) - It seems an unlikely vision, a megacity in the desert with no cars or roads, all run by machines that can recognise your face. Yet preparations for NEOM, the $500 bill...
Mar 04, 2021
WhatsApp adds voice and video calling feature to desktop version
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's WhatsApp has introduced a voice and video calling feature on its desktop version, the company said on Thursday. The company said users will be able to use desktop screens fo...
Mar 04, 2021
Airbus to avoid redundancies in Germany, France, Britain
BERLIN (Reuters) - Airbus will make no forced redundancies in France, Germany and Britain, the European planemaker said on Thursday, as it reached an agreement with a German trade union to protect job...
Mar 04, 2021
CureVac gets vaccine production support from Novartis
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German biotech firm CureVac has enlisted Swiss pharma giant Novartis to help with the production of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine. Novartis plans to manufacture the mRNA mole...
Mar 04, 2021
