Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South African scientists to discuss Pfizer vaccine study
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African scientists will meet on Thursday to discuss a laboratory study that suggests the dominant local coronavirus variant may reduce antibody protection from the Pfize...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2021
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai denied another bid for bail in national security case
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's High Court denied another bail application on Thursday to media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai, the most high-profile person to be charged under t...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2021
Don't be silent: How a 22-year-old woman helped bring down the Tokyo Olympics chief
By Ju-min Park and Akiko Okamoto TOKYO (Reuters) - When a 22-year-old Japanese college student launched an online campaign against the powerful Tokyo Olympics chief and the sexist remarks he made, she...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2021
Nearly 5,000 Hong Kong citizens sign up for new UK visa: The Times
LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly 5,000 Hong Kong citizens have applied to live, work and study in the United Kingdom under a new visa scheme which opens up a path to British citizenship for people fleeing Ch...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2021
Britain's Prince Philip, 99, spends a second night in hospital
LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth's 99-year-old husband, spent a second night in a London hospital after he felt unwell at Windsor Castle and was admitted in what Buckingham Palace sai...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2021
Germany's Daimler sees 2021 pandemic recovery lifting sales, profits
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Daimler AG expects significant improvements in sales and operating profit in 2021 and will make up for lost production caused by a semiconductor chip shortage by the e...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2021
Georgia's prime minister resigns, opposition calls for early elections
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia announced his resignation on Thursday, a move that prompted celebration from the opposition and calls for early elections. Gakharia, who had ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2021
NHL roundup: Panthers rally to beat Hurricanes in OT
Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals -- including the overtime winner -- and an assist as the Florida Panthers rallied to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Wednesday night in Raleigh, N.C. The Panther...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2021
Russian court weighs jail term for anti-Kremlin activist under 'undesirable' law
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Thursday was expected to hand down a verdict in the trial of Anastasia Shevchenko, an anti-Kremlin activist whom state prosecutors want jailed for five years for ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2021
Rally in mining stocks helps Europe shake off earnings gloom
(Reuters) - European shares rose on Thursday as mining stocks tracked a jump in commodity prices and helped outweigh the impact from a clutch of disappointing earnings reports from companies including...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2021
