Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tibet Rhodiola Pharma obtains right to develop Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine in China
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese firm Tibet Rhodiola Pharma holding said on Wednesday that it has obtained non-exclusive right to develop, manufacture, import or commercialize Russia's COVID-19 v...
Nov 11, 2020
Pfizer agrees to supply EU with up to 300 million doses of coronavirus vaccine
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE said on Wednesday they had reached an agreement with the European Commission to supply up to 300 million doses of their experimental coronavirus v...
Nov 11, 2020
TikTok to increase Irish staff to 1,100 in rapid expansion
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - TikTok will increase its number of employees in Ireland to 1,100 by early 2021 from just 20 in January, the Chinese-owned video app said on Wednesday, a pace of ex...
Nov 11, 2020
Ryanair would not expect to pay Boeing tariffs
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair would not expect to have to pay extra for aircraft deliveries due to a new 15% tariff announced by the European Union this week on Boeing aircraft, a senior executive said o...
Nov 11, 2020
Iran reports record daily rise in coronavirus deaths and cases
DUBAI (Reuters) - A total of 462 people have died in Iran from the new coronavirus over the past 24 hours, a record daily toll, the health ministry's spokeswoman told state TV on Wednesday. The number...
Nov 11, 2020
UK ready to roll out COVID-19 vaccine once regulator gives safety all clear
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is ready to roll out tens of millions of COVID-19 vaccines to the public with care-home residents and the elderly first in line for a jab that medics hope will allow the wor...
Nov 11, 2020
Biden confidant Antony Blinken expected to get key foreign policy role
By Michael Martina, Simon Lewis and Arshad Mohammed (Reuters) - Antony Blinken, a veteran diplomat and longtime confidant of President-elect Joe Biden, is expected to play a senior role as the incomin...
Nov 11, 2020
Cycling: Riis steps down as team manager of NTT Pro Cycling
(Reuters) - Troubled WorldTour team NTT Pro Cycling have announced that manager Bjarne Riis is to step down from his role. The Danish former rider joined the African-based team at the start of the yea...
Nov 11, 2020
Palestinian baker keeps lion cubs as pets on Gaza rooftop
By Nidal al-Mughrabi KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - On the roof of an apartment block in one of Gaza's most crowded cities, two lion cubs prowl among the water tanks and dine on slaughtered chick...
Nov 11, 2020
Exclusive: TikTok-owner ByteDance to rake in $27 billion in ad revenue by year-end - sources
By Julie Zhu and Yingzhi Yang HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - TikTok-owner ByteDance is on track to generate at least 180 billion yuan ($27.2 billion) in advertising revenue in China this year, which wi...
Nov 11, 2020
