Author Archives: Syndicated Content
As COVID-19 cases rise in U.S., precious plasma donations lag
By Nick Brown August 14, (Reuters) - In late April, a coalition of New Mexico healthcare systems began asking local COVID-19 survivors to donate their plasma, the antibody-rich blood product used to h...
Aug 14, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. to make coronavirus strain for possible human challenge trials
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. government scientists have begun efforts to manufacture a strain of the novel coronavirus that could be used in human challenge trials of vaccines, a cont...
Aug 14, 2020
EU welcomes Israel-UAE relations deal as good for regional stability
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU's executive on Friday welcome the agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalise diplomatic ties, saying it would benefit both countries and help promot...
Aug 14, 2020
Russian doctors wary of rapidly approved COVID-19 vaccine, survey shows
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A majority of Russian doctors would not feel comfortable being injected with Russia's new COVID-19 vaccine due to the lack of sufficient data about it and its super-fast approval, a...
Aug 14, 2020
Alibaba, Xiaomi to enter Hong Kong's stock market benchmark
HONG KONG (Reuters) - E-commerce conglomerate Alibaba , handset maker Xiaomi and WuXi Biologics will enter Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index next month, the benchmark's publisher announced on Friday evening...
Aug 14, 2020
Wall Street futures retreat as China data disappoints
By Ambar Warrick and Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures retreated on Friday with attention turning to retail sales figures for signs of a domestic rebound after Chinese figures pointed t...
Aug 14, 2020
Philippines bans chicken imports from Brazil on coronavirus scare
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines imposed a temporary ban on poultry meat imports from Brazil on Friday after two cities in China found traces of the new coronavirus in cargoes of imported frozen foo...
Aug 14, 2020
Coronavirus vaccine developer CureVac raises $213.3 million in U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - CureVac BV said on Friday it raised $213.3 million in its initial public offering in New York, setting the stage for the first stock market debut of a company developing a potential vaccin...
Aug 14, 2020
EU states 'highly concerned' by U.S. stance on Nord Stream pipeline: report
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A majority of EU member states view U.S. sanctions in connection with the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea as a breach of international law, Ge...
Aug 14, 2020
Plane carrying four passengers crashes in dense forest in eastern Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) - A plane carrying four passengers crashed late on Thursday in dense forest in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said. The plane, thought to be one of two small carg...
Aug 14, 2020
