Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China CanSinoBIO's COVID-19 vaccine trials recruit over 20,000 people
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's CanSino Biologics Inc has recruited over 20,000 participants for late-stage human trials overseas for its coronavirus vaccine, a health official said on Monday. The candida...
Dec 21, 2020
Explainer-The new coronavirus variant in Britain: How worrying is it?
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - A new variant of the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is spreading rapidly in Britain and prompting high levels of concern among its European neighbours, some of whic...
Dec 21, 2020
Putin lauds AstraZeneca as it signs vaccine tie-up deal with Russia
By Andrew Osborn and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed British drugmaker AstraZeneca's decision to test combining its own experimental COVID-19 va...
Dec 21, 2020
Watchdog highlights shortcomings in EU rules to curb tech companies
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A watchdog has criticised the EU's new rules that aim to curb the power of Alphabet unit Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon, potentially providing scope for compan...
Dec 21, 2020
Trump administration cuts size of Arctic land offered for oil auction
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - In a last-minute change, the Trump administration cut about 30 percent of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge territory that it plans to auction off for o...
Dec 21, 2020
Singapore gets first batch of COVID-19 vaccines - DHL
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, according to logistics firm DHL, ahead of a rollout in the city-state that health officials have said could be ...
Dec 21, 2020
Saudi Arabia, Oman to close borders for one week over new COVID strain
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia shut its land and sea borders late on Sunday and suspended international commercial flights for a renewable week over fears of a new coronavirus strain, but foreign flig...
Dec 21, 2020
More than 40% of Spaniards willing to get COVID-19 vaccine -survey
MADRID (Reuters) - The number of Spaniards willing to receive COVID-19 vaccine shots as soon as they become available rose to over 40% in the latest official poll published on Monday, from 37% in a pr...
Dec 21, 2020
Russia, Rwanda send military support to Central Africa Republic to quell election violence
By Antoine Rolland BANGUI (Reuters) - Rwanda and Russia have sent troops and supplies to the Central African Republic to help counter a surge in violence by rebel groups ahead of Sunday's election, of...
Dec 21, 2020
France sticking to 'red lines' as Brexit talks continue - govt spokesman
PARIS (Reuters) - France is sticking to its "red lines", such as the right to fish in British waters, as Brexit talks continue between the United Kingdom and the European Union, French government spok...
Dec 21, 2020
