Author Archives: Syndicated Content
BioNTech expects vaccine trial results for babies by September
By Colin Dowson BERLIN (Reuters) - BioNTech expects results by September from trials testing the COVID-19 vaccine that it and Pfizer have developed in babies as young as six months old, German magazin...
Apr 29, 2021
Mumbai gravedigger works 24-hour shifts as India's COVID-19 death toll soars
By Francis Mascarenhas MUMBAI (Reuters) - Two or three months into the COVID-19 crisis, Mumbai gravedigger Sayyed Munir Kamruddin stopped wearing personal protective equipment and gloves. "I'm not sca...
Apr 29, 2021
Spain's Rovi will double its capacity to bottle Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish contract drugmaker Rovi said on Thursday it will double its capacity to bottle COVID-19 vaccines for Moderna. Rovi will invest an unspecified amount in new production lines ...
Apr 29, 2021
China's population continued to grow in 2020: stats bureau
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's total population continued to grow in 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday. Detailed figures will be disclosed when the results of a once-in-a-decade ce...
Apr 29, 2021
Dhaka's sole COVID-19 graveyard sees sharp increase in burials amid new wave
By Rafiqur Rahman DHAKA (Reuters) - The only graveyard dedicated to COVID-19 victims in Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka is seeing a substantial increase in burials amid a fresh wave of infections that h...
Apr 29, 2021
MLB roundup: Nick Pivetta outduels Jacob deGrom in 1-0 Red Sox win
Nick Pivetta outdueled a history-seeking Jacob deGrom on Wednesday night, when the Boston right-hander tossed five scoreless innings, combined with three relievers on a two-hitter and earned the win a...
Apr 29, 2021
NBA roundup: Suns seal 1st playoff berth since 2010
The Phoenix Suns clinched their first playoff berth since the 2009-10 season with a 109-101 win over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. Chris Paul scored 15 of his 28 points in the fourth...
Apr 29, 2021
Indonesia pledges new homes for relatives of doomed submariners
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Thursday that authorities would build houses for the relatives of the crew of a submarine that went missing before being found in pieces on...
Apr 29, 2021
Packaging products maker DS Smith expects sales in line with estimates on online shopping boom
(Reuters) - Britain's DS Smith said on Thursday it expects to report annual results in line with expectations, as a pandemic-driven boom in online shopping boosted its sales volumes and improved perfo...
Apr 29, 2021
Qatar says private health centres can resume offering services
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar will allow private health facilities to resume providing non-urgent services on Thursday after a nearly month-long suspension imposed after a rise in coronavirus cases in the G...
Apr 29, 2021
