Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Walmart to create fintech startup with Ribbit Capital
(Reuters) - U.S. retail chain Walmart Inc said on Monday it entered a strategic partnership with investment firm Ribbit Capital to create a new fintech startup. The startup, which will be majority own...
Jan 11, 2021
Sinovac's vaccine general efficacy less than 60% in Brazil trial - report
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech has a general efficacy of less than 60% in its clinical trial in Brazil, the news portal UOL reported on Monday...
Jan 11, 2021
Factbox: Biden Cabinet - President-elect fills out his team
(Reuters) - Democratic President-elect Joe Biden has selected people for his Cabinet, his White House team and other top jobs in his administration ahead of being sworn into office on Jan. 20. On Mond...
Jan 11, 2021
COVID-19 patients still have symptoms 6 months later; interferon may be helpful treatment after all
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Jan 11, 2021
U.S. banks cast wary eye at mortgage borrowers as forbearance periods end
By Imani Moise (Reuters) - U.S. banks are struggling to understand how their residential mortgage portfolios will perform this year, because borrower-assistance programs during the pandemic have cloud...
Jan 11, 2021
Crypto inflows slump after December record -report
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investment flows into cryptocurrency funds and products were just $29 million in the first week of January, down sharply from a record $1.09 billion in...
Jan 11, 2021
Guardians of Congo's gorillas unbowed as ambushed colleague is buried
By Djaffar Al Katanty GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - A line of Congolese park rangers raised their guns in salute on Monday as the coffin bearing their colleague Burhani Abdou Surumwe, a 30-year-old father o...
Jan 11, 2021
Two gorillas at San Diego Zoo test positive for COVID-10
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two captive gorillas at the San Diego Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19 after falling ill, and a third gorilla appears also to be symptomatic, California Governor Gavin New...
Jan 11, 2021
Exclusive: Pentagon presses ahead with Afghanistan troop drawdown despite law barring it
By Jonathan Landay and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military has not halted a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Department of Defense told Reuters on Monday, despite a new law ...
Jan 11, 2021
Trump's planned Medal of Freedom for football coach Belichick stirs outcry in Boston
By Tim McLaughlin BOSTON (Reuters) - A plan by U.S. President Donald Trump to give Bill Belichick, the legendary coach of the New England Patriots, the Medal of Freedom this week has worried some fans...
Jan 11, 2021
