Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Amgen adds gastric cancer drug candidate in $1.9 billion Five Prime Therapeutics deal
(Reuters) - Drugmaker Amgen Inc will pay about $1.9 billion in cash for Five Prime Therapeutics, adding a late-stage gastric cancer drug candidate to its line of cancer drugs, the companies said on Th...
Mar 04, 2021
CureVac says aiming for pivotal vaccine trial read-out early in second quarter
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's CureVac expects initial results from a late-stage trial of its COVID-19 vaccine early in the second quarter because the biotech group aims to have read-outs for specifi...
Mar 04, 2021
Saudi Arabia says oil market recovery remains uncertain
LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's energy minister said on Thursday that the situation in the oil market had improved but the outlook for a recovery in demand remained uncertain. Prince Abdulaziz bin S...
Mar 04, 2021
Khashoggi's fiancee criticises lack of action against Saudi crown prince
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Thursday that world leaders should not maintain relations with a "murderer", after a U.S. intellig...
Mar 04, 2021
U.S. weekly jobless claims increase less than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week, likely boosted by brutal winter storms in the densely populated South in mid-February, though...
Mar 04, 2021
Delta to spend $30 million to neutralize most of its 2020 climate impact
(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it would spend more than $30 million to offset 13 million metric tons of carbon emissions over 10 months last year as part of its pledge to help combat cli...
Mar 04, 2021
Indonesian aims to vaccinate 40 million people by June, president says
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to inject one million people per day with coronavirus vaccine and inoculate 40 million people by June as part of a mass vaccination drive that started in January, P...
Mar 04, 2021
South American World Cup qualifiers in doubt as clubs take hard line
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - This month's World Cup qualifiers in South America are in serious doubt, with European clubs unlikely to release their players to travel amid concern ove...
Mar 04, 2021
Sweden recommends AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for over 65s: Health Agency
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden has extended its recommendation for the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine to cover people aged over 65, its Health Agency said on Thursday. Sweden had previously held of...
Mar 04, 2021
Biden says he will sign election reform bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will sign a sweeping election reform bill after it is refined and passed by Congress, he said on Thursday, a day after it passed the U.S. House of Representa...
Mar 04, 2021
