Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain approves AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it battles a major wi...
Dec 30, 2020
Taiwan reports first case of new coronavirus variant found in Britain
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan reported on Wednesday its first case of a new coronavirus variant discovered in Britain, in a person who returned to the island on Sunday and whose infection had previously b...
Dec 30, 2020
China-U.S. ties hold up property deal with Hong Kong consulate, Hang Lung says
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong developer Hang Lung Properties said it was unable to complete the purchase of a property owned by the U.S. consulate as scheduled on Wednesday because it involved forei...
Dec 30, 2020
Taiwan to get 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, half from AstraZeneca
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has agreed to buy almost 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, including 10 million from AstraZeneca Plc, the government said on Wednesday. The vaccines will arrive by March ...
Dec 30, 2020
Indonesia says agreements signed for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has signed an agreement with two drugmakers AstraZeneca and Novavax, for 100 million doses of vaccines, the country's foreign minister said on Wednesday. "We've secured s...
Dec 30, 2020
Norway extends flight ban from Britain to Jan. 2 over coronavirus variant
OSLO (Reuters) - The ban on flights from Britain to Norway will be extended until 1600 GMT on Jan. 2 because of ongoing concerns over a mutated strain of the coronavirus, the Norwegian health ministry...
Dec 30, 2020
U.S. Treasury yields 2020 drop makes way for slow grind back in 2021
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Ira Iosebashvili NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasuries market took investors on a bumpy ride in 2020, with yields plunging to historic lows in the early part of the year be...
Dec 30, 2020
Switzerland documents five cases of UK virus variant, two of South African variant
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland has documented five cases of a coronavirus variant from Britain and two cases of a South African variant, a Swiss health ministry official said on Tuesday, adding he ant...
Dec 30, 2020
India extends suspension of flights with Britain to Jan. 7
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India has extended until Jan. 7 its suspension of flights with Britain, the civil aviation minister said, as the South Asian nation reported 20 cases of a new infectious strain o...
Dec 29, 2020
Cuban migrants protest at Mexico border, seeking entry to U.S.
By Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Dozens of Cubans protested at the U.S. border in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez on Tuesday night, demanding they be allowed to cross...
Dec 29, 2020
