Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Five South Koreans die after getting flu shots, sparking vaccine fears
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - Five people have died after getting flu shots in South Korea in the past week, authorities said, raising concerns over the vaccine's safety just as the seasonal inocula...
Oct 21, 2020
UK's Sunak says of soaring borrowing: things could have been far worse
LONDON (Reuters) - After statistics showed state borrowing had soared while tax receipts had fallen, British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday that things could have been far worse had th...
Oct 21, 2020
Column: Savings stash squares brutal second-wave rescue costs - Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - The public's financial caution around lockdowns continues to give governments and central banks both the reason and room for open-ended support of their economies thro...
Oct 21, 2020
Ukraine's coronavirus-linked deaths at record as infections grow
KYIV (Reuters) - The number of daily coronavirus deaths in Ukraine jumped to 141 from the previous record of 113 deaths registered on Tuesday, the national security council said on Wednesday. The coun...
Oct 21, 2020
Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus
(Reuters) - New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Tuesday urged their residents to not travel between the three states as the U.S. Northeast sees a rise in COVID-19 cases, while California said majo...
Oct 21, 2020
Czech Republic reports 11,984 new coronavirus cases, highest daily tally
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic reported 11,984 new cases of coronavirus for Oct. 20, the highest daily tally on record, as the country is struggling with a surge in recent weeks. The number of ...
Oct 21, 2020
Novartis to pursue SMA drug branaplam in Huntington's disease
ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis is seeking to repurpose its investigational oral spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) drug branaplam to treat Huntington's disease, the Swiss drugmaker said on Wednesday, as it pl...
Oct 21, 2020
Ericsson's third-quarter earnings shine as margins rise, 5G rolls out in China
By Helena Soderpalm and Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Ericsson on Wednesday reported quarterly core earnings that beat market estimates, helped by higher margins and China's 5G rol...
Oct 21, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Chinese city offers residents experimental vaccines Shaoxing city in China's Zhejiang province will offer experimental coronav...
Oct 21, 2020
Exclusive: Australian writer detained in Beijing told supporter he was a former Chinese spy
By Kirsty Needham and Cate Cadell SYDNEY/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Yang Hengjun, an Australian writer detained in Beijing and facing trial for espionage on behalf of a country China hasn't publicly named w...
Oct 21, 2020
