Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia's economy to grow 3-4% in 2021 - central bank
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's economy is set to contract by around 4% in 2020 and grow between 3% and 4% in 2021, the central bank said on Monday. (Reporting by Elena Fabrichnaya; Writing by Gabrielle T...
Dec 28, 2020
"Impossible situation": British skiers flee Swiss quarantine, destination unknown
ZURICH (Reuters) - Hundreds of Britons have fled quarantine in the Swiss ski resort of Verbier, with the country's health minister attributing the exodus to an "impossible situation" where authorities...
Dec 28, 2020
EU-China investment deal likely this week - senior EU official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - China and the European Union are likely to clinch an investment deal this week that would give EU companies much better access to the Chinese market and protection for their asset...
Dec 28, 2020
Novavax starts late-stage trial of COVID-19 vaccine in United States
(Reuters) - Novavax Inc has begun a large late-stage study of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, the drug developer said on Monday, after delaying the trial twice due to issues in...
Dec 28, 2020
Russia finds conscript who alleged hazing guilty of fatal shooting spree
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Monday found a conscript guilty of murdering eight people at his base last year, but said his prison term for the spree, which he alleged was triggered by bullyin...
Dec 28, 2020
Ideanomics's MEG to buy 2,000 customized BYD EVs for ride-hailing services
(Reuters) - Ideanomics Inc's Mobile Energy Global unit, which helps commercial fleet operators procure electric vehicles, said on Monday that it has signed a deal for the purchase of 2,000 EVs for rid...
Dec 28, 2020
Russia to test new COVID-19 antibody drug in new year
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will begin trials of an antibody treatment for COVID-19 patients next year, the head of the Moscow institute that developed the country's first vaccine against the new diseas...
Dec 28, 2020
Drive-through ballots - Israel's solution to voting in a pandemic
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israelis who are sick with COVID-19 will be able to cast their ballots at drive-through polling stations that authorities hope will ensure a smooth election in March while minimi...
Dec 28, 2020
Some German districts will not use vaccine on cold chain issues
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Some German districts will not use the COVID-19 vaccine received over the weekend on the suspicion that the cold chain could have been interrupted during its delivery, a district...
Dec 28, 2020
U.S. screens 1.28 million people at U.S. airports
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said it screened 1.28 million passengers on Sunday at U.S. airports, the highest number since mid-March, when ...
Dec 28, 2020
