Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Zimbabwe receives 200,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A plane carrying Zimbabwe's first coronavirus vaccines, 200,000 doses donated by China, arrived in the capital Harare on Monday. A further 600,000 doses from China are set to ...
Feb 15, 2021
UK pubs group Mitchells & Butlers to raise $486 million
(Reuters) - Mitchells & Butlers said on Monday it intends to raise 350 million pounds ($486.05 million) through an open offer of shares, and has reached an agreement with its bankers for a new credit ...
Feb 15, 2021
UK's Johnson to judge COVID-19 lockdown exit this week, health minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will this week judge how fast England can exit COVID-19 lockdown but the death toll and hospital admission numbers are still too high, Health Se...
Feb 15, 2021
Italian official says 'not wrong' to use AstraZeneca vaccine in those up to 65
ROME (Reuters) - Administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged up to 65 would not be wrong, given the delays in supplies to Italy, the head of national medicines agency AIFA said on Monday. When...
Feb 15, 2021
Rolls-Royce names Panos Kakoullis as new CFO
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Rolls-Royce named Panos Kakoullis as its new chief financial officer, appointing the former head of Deloitte's audit and assurance practice to help it ride out COVID-19. T...
Feb 15, 2021
Over half of Japan firms want Olympics cancelled or postponed: survey
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Over half of Japanese firms believe the Tokyo Olympic Games should be cancelled or postponed, a survey by think tank Tokyo Shoko Research showed on Monday, casting fu...
Feb 15, 2021
Locked down and lonely, London Zoo faces fight to survive
By Ben Makori and Hannah Mckay LONDON (Reuters) - London Zoo should be teeming with children released from school by half-term holidays. But instead, the monkeys' pranks are unobserved, King Cobra is ...
Feb 15, 2021
Michael McDowell wins crash-filled Daytona 500
Michael McDowell emerged from an ugly final-lap wreck to take the lead and went on to win Sunday's weather- and crash-delayed running of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. The victory ...
Feb 15, 2021
Dubai airport boss warns tough year ahead after 2020 passenger numbers slide 70%
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai Airports' chief executive warned on Monday it would be another tough year for the Middle East's busiest airport, Dubai International, after passenger numb...
Feb 15, 2021
China cracks down on spurious, illegal, pricey vaccines
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is cracking down on vaccine-related crimes, making dozens of arrests over the production and distribution of fake coronavirus vaccines, price gouging and illegal inoculation...
Feb 15, 2021
