Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India's vaccination platform readied to handle 10 million shots daily: official
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The digital platform anchoring India's massive COVID-19 vaccination drive will be able to handle up to 10 million shots daily to meet the co...
Jan 29, 2021
British watchdog probing Uber-Autocab deal over competition concerns
(Reuters) - A British competition watchdog said on Friday it was probing whether Uber's takeover of UK tech firm Autocab, a provider of taxi booking and dispatch software, would substantially reduce c...
Jan 29, 2021
Tired and upset: a lament for Portugal's long lockdown
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's extension of a nationwide lockdown this week in the face of spiking COVID-19 infections was no surprise to Marco, 43, who had to shut his Lisbon fitness studio earlier th...
Jan 29, 2021
U.S. FDA extends review period on Biogen's Alzheimer's drug
(Reuters) - Biogen Inc and partner Eisai Co Ltd said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended the review period by three months for aducanumab, its experimental treatment for Alzhe...
Jan 29, 2021
Futures drop as short squeeze worries resurface
By Devik Jain and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday as worries of a short squeeze resurfaced after an army of amateur investors trading in GameStop and other hot sto...
Jan 29, 2021
South Korea rebukes opposition over report on plans to build nuclear plant in North Korea
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's presidential office on Friday issued a rebuke to an opposition leader who accused it of "abetting the enemy" after a news report that Seoul had planned ...
Jan 29, 2021
Any 'yes' from BoE on negative rates is likely to be cautious
By Andy Bruce and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - Heavy caveats and caution are likely to couch any Bank of England announcement next week that negative interest rates are technically possible in Brit...
Jan 29, 2021
Japan vaccine chief says nationalism of COVID-19 shots could disrupt global supplies
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's vaccine rollout chief said on Friday that growing nationalism over supplies of COVID-19 shots could lead to retaliation and disruptions to global supplies. Taro Kono said he ...
Jan 29, 2021
Environmentalists, farmers win Dutch court case over Shell Nigeria spills
By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - In a victory for environmentalists, a Dutch appeals court on Friday said that the Nigerian subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell was responsible for multiple oil pipe...
Jan 29, 2021
German lawmakers propose new law on assisted suicide
(Reuters) - Members of Germany's parliament proposed legislation on Friday that would allow assisted suicide for terminally ill adults once they have received counselling. Germany's top court last yea...
Jan 29, 2021
