Author Archives: Syndicated Content
J&J COVID-19 vaccine on track for March rollout, still aims for 1 billion doses this year: executive
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson is on track to roll out its single-shot coronavirus vaccine in March, and plans to have clear data on how effective it is by the end of this ...
Jan 13, 2021
Ethiopia says ex-foreign minister killed by military after refusing to surrender
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Wednesday its military had killed three members of the Tigray region's former ruling party, including former Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin. The three Ti...
Jan 13, 2021
Blue Jays president, CEO Mark Shapiro nets five-year deal
The Toronto Blue Jays signed team president and chief executive officer Mark Shapiro to a five-year contract extension on Wednesday. Team owner Rogers Communications announced the signing over social ...
Jan 13, 2021
Ireland sees less than half population vaccinated for COVID by mid-year
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland hopes to vaccinate up to 2.2 million people against COVID-19 by the end of June, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said on Wednesday, less than half of the country's populati...
Jan 13, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court probes FTC's approach to seeking ill-gotten gains
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed concern on Wednesday in a case involving a high-profile payday lender that the Federal Trade Commission has overstepped ...
Jan 13, 2021
Philippines' Duterte defends purchase of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte defended his government's decision to purchase Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines, saying they are as good as the shots developed by the American...
Jan 13, 2021
Analysis: Dollar bears grow cautious as U.S. yields rise
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Ritvik Carvalho NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - A rally in U.S. yields is clouding the outlook for one of the market's most popular trades: betting against the dollar. The U.S. cu...
Jan 13, 2021
Turkey to begin mass vaccines Thursday with Sinovac shot
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey will begin countrywide COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday beginning with health workers, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday shortly after Sinovac's vaccine was...
Jan 13, 2021
Mexico could cancel private prison contracts, says president
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president will seek better terms for the government in private prison contracts signed by his predecessors, he said on Wednesday, adding that he could cancel them if b...
Jan 13, 2021
Russia, Brazil's Uniao Quimica to supply 10 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine to Brazil
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Brazilian pharmaceutical company Uniao Quimica have agreed on supplies of 10 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to Brazil in t...
Jan 13, 2021
