Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine can be up to 80% effective with a delay between doses - UK official
LONDON (Reuters) - Oxford and AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine can be 80% effective when there are three months between shots, an official involved in approving the vaccine in Britain said, but there is...
Dec 30, 2020
U.S. Congress inches closer to Trump veto override as Republican tensions grow
By Susan Cornwell and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate was due on Wednesday to hold a procedural vote that could pave the way for Congress to override President Donald Trump's veto ...
Dec 30, 2020
Trump pardon of Blackwater Iraq contractors violates international law - UN
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's pardon of four American men convicted of killing Iraqi civilians while working as contractors in 2007 violated U.S. obligations under international law...
Dec 30, 2020
Tennis-Barty to partner American Brady for Australian Open doubles
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Women's world number one Ash Barty will partner U.S. Open semi-finalist Jennifer Brady of the United States in doubles at the 2021 Australian Open in a high-profile pairing betwe...
Dec 30, 2020
Celebrated French DJ tells fans ahead of Louvre gig: 'get the vaccine'
PARIS (Reuters) - French DJ David Guetta said he hoped everybody would get vaccinated against COVID-19, shortly before recording a charity concert outside the Louvre Museum in Paris that will be strea...
Dec 30, 2020
Top 25 roundup: Tulsa nips No. 5 Houston in last second
Brandon Rachal sank two free throws with 0.1 seconds remaining and the host Tulsa Golden Hurricane knocked off the fifth-ranked Houston Cougars 65-64 on Tuesday. Rachal paired a season-high 22 points ...
Dec 30, 2020
Thai women gold panners are rare winners in COVID-hit economy
By Matthew Tostevin SUHKHIRIN, Thailand (Reuters) - As the yellowish mud swirls away in the waters of Thailand's Sai Buri river, Sunisa Srisuwanno lifts her wooden pan with a cluster of gleaming speck...
Dec 30, 2020
China's Fosun to set up JV with BioNTech to make COVID-19 vaccines-Caixin
BEIJING (Reuters) - Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group will set up a joint venture with Germany's BioNTech to produce COVID-19 vaccines in China, financial magazine Caixin reported on Wednesday. The ...
Dec 30, 2020
IPOs paid out big for U.S. investors in 2020
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Wall Street investors with access to newly listed stocks at their exclusive IPO prices reaped huge returns in 2020, while retail investors who generally miss out on the b...
Dec 30, 2020
Czechs approve squeezing extra dose from Pfizer vaccine vials
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic has allowed the squeezing of an extra dose from COVID-19 vaccine vials supplied by Pfizer and BioNTech, taking advantage of a reserve amount put into the vials by...
Dec 30, 2020
