Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New Dutch coronavirus cases fall sharply after lockdown: data
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The number of new coronavirus cases registered in the Netherlands fell sharply on Monday, continuing a decline that began in early November after entering a second near-lockdown ...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
Biden welcomes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine news, says safety measures still needed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. president-elect Joe Biden greeted Pfizer Inc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine as excellent news on Monday, but warned that widespread vaccination remains months away and Ame...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
Latin America's children face major education setbacks from COVID-19: UNICEF
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Latin American children have lost four times more days of education from the coronavirus pandemic than students in the rest of the world, a UNICEF report on Monday showed, w...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
Behind Pfizer's vaccine, an understated husband-and-wife 'dream team'
By Ludwig Burger and Patricia Weiss FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Positive data on BioNTech and U.S. partner Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine is an unlikely success for the married couple behind the German biote...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
Israel tests passengers from Denmark for new mutated coronavirus
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday it would test people arriving from Denmark for a new mutated strain of coronavirus stemming from Danish mink farms, and ask them to self-isolate. The health...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
Biogen plunges 30% after FDA panel votes against Alzheimer's drug
(Reuters) - Biogen Inc's shares slumped about 30% on Monday as the drugmaker's chances of getting a regulatory approval for its experiment Alzheimer's treatment suffered a blow after a panel of expert...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
UK's Sunak to set out stall for City of London after Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) - The City of London will remain a competitive global financial centre after Britain's full exit from the European Union because of the country's commitment to open markets and robust...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
Japanese government coronavirus experts to ask for new measures to tackle increasing cases
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese government panel of coronavirus experts will seek new measures to tackle the coronavirus in Japan as infections in the country rise, Kyodo News reported. While Japan's inf...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
Trump cheers Pfizer Inc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine results
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday welcomed Pfizer Ic's experimental COVID-19 vaccine results, and the stock market boost it brought. "STOCK MARKET UP BIG, VACCINE COMING SOON. RE...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
Duterte's pick for top cop causes stir over drugs deaths, lockdown party
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine activists voiced concern on Monday about President Rodrigo Duterte's choice of a new police chief, warning of unchecked human rights abuses ahead and a crackdown on disse...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
