Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rains give West African herders brief respite amid growing heat
By Alessandra Prentice LINGUERE, Senegal (Reuters) - Fari Sow bent over to pick a green shoot from what is normally parched earth at this time of year, tearing its leaves to show their freshness. "Tha...
Dec 21, 2020
Thai PM urges calm as new coronavirus outbreak sees cases surge
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's prime minister called for calm on Monday and said there were no immediate plans for a wider lockdown after 382 new coronaviru...
Dec 21, 2020
Asia monitoring new UK strain, no flights cancelled yet
By Sayantani Ghosh SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Battling their own surges in coronavirus cases, Asian nations including Japan and South Korea said they were closely monitoring a new super virulent strain of ...
Dec 21, 2020
Nepal PM's 'constitutional coup' challenged in court
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Opponents of Nepal's prime minister turned to the Supreme Court on Monday to challenge his dissolution of parliament and the calling of an election, denouncing it...
Dec 21, 2020
Trial delayed for Australian writer detained in Beijing on spying charges -supporter
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The trial of Australian writer Yang Hengjun, detained in Beijing since January 2019, has been delayed by three months, according to his former teacher and a supporter Feng Chongyi. ...
Dec 21, 2020
China starts work on plant for mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate - media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has begun work on a facility to manufacture its first COVID-19 vaccine candidate that uses messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, even though the candidate is still in early-stage ...
Dec 21, 2020
Mediaset to press ahead with European TV plan regardless of Vivendi: CEO to paper
MILAN (Reuters) - Mediaset will press ahead with plans to create a pan-European TV champion, regardless of whether it can strike a deal to settle a dispute with its second-largest shareholder Vivendi,...
Dec 21, 2020
Roche says faricimab meets goals in trial against rivals' Eylea
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Monday its experimental eye medicine faricimab matched Bayer and Regeneron's Eylea against diabetic macular degeneration in acuity gains in two studies...
Dec 21, 2020
Top 25 roundup: Northwestern shocks No. 4 Michigan State
Boo Buie had a career-high 30 points and four assists and Northwestern led by double digits throughout the second half while stunning No. 4 Michigan State 79-65 in the Big Ten opener for both teams in...
Dec 21, 2020
Trump signs temporary spending bill into law to avoid government shutdown - White House statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed a temporary spending bill into law on Sunday night to avoid a government shutdown, the White House said in a statement. (Reporting by Heather Timmo...
Dec 21, 2020
