Author Archives: Syndicated Content
German steelworkers reach pay deal with union
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's largest trade union, IG Metall, agreed a wage deal on Saturday for the roughly 70,000 workers in the iron and steel industry in north-west Germany. Under the agreement, wh...
Thomson Reuters Mar 27, 2021
Hong Kong expects findings of inquiry into BioNTech vaccine packaging defects next week: SCMP
(Reuters) - Hong Kong expects the preliminary findings of an investigation into packaging defects of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Germany's BioNTech SE as soon as next week, the South China Morni...
Thomson Reuters Mar 27, 2021
Myanmar's armed ethnic factions will not stand by if more killed, says one group
By Poppy McPherson and Panu Wongcha-um CHIANG MAI, Thailand (Reuters) - Myanmar's ethnic armed factions will not stand by and do nothing if the military junta's forces continue to kill protesters, the...
Thomson Reuters Mar 27, 2021
India begins voting in two eastern states in key test for Modi
By Subrata Nagchoudhury and Zarir Hussain KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - Voting began in Assam and West Bengal on Saturday in state elections that will show how support for Indian Prime Minister Narendra ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 27, 2021
Novartis closes U.S. gene therapy site as Zolgensma sales fell from Q3 to Q4
ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis is laying off 400 people and closing a U.S. gene therapy location that it bought only two years ago to make its $2.1 million per patient treatment Zolgensma as sales moment...
Thomson Reuters Mar 27, 2021
NBA roundup: Wolves chase down Rockets with 22-0 finish
Karl-Anthony Towns finished two assists shy of a triple-double and was the linchpin of a remarkable closing stretch for the Minnesota Timberwolves, who erased a 19-point deficit in the second-half to ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 27, 2021
NHL roundup: Alex Ovechkin strikes twice in Caps' shutout win
Alex Ovechkin scored two more goals to continue his surge and the red-hot Washington Capitals cruised to a 4-0 victory over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Friday. The two-goal night gave Ovechkin 1...
Thomson Reuters Mar 27, 2021
Bhutan begins biggest vaccination drive against COVID-19
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Thousands of Bhutanese travelled to schools and public buildings for vaccination on Saturday as the Himalayan kingdom launched its biggest inoculation drive again...
Thomson Reuters Mar 27, 2021
Honda agrees to sell British car plant to logistics giant Panattoni
TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda has agreed to sell its only British car plant at Swindon in southern England to logistics giant Panattoni, a company spokesman said on Saturday, as the new owner reportedly pla...
Thomson Reuters Mar 27, 2021
U.S. FDA approves Bristol-Myers Squibb's multiple myeloma therapy
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and bluebird bio Inc's multiple myeloma therapy, ide-cel, acquired as part of its $74 billion buyout of Celgene, ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 27, 2021
