Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Scientists see downsides to top COVID-19 vaccines from Russia, China
By Allison Martell and Julie Steenhuysen TORONTO/CHICAGO (Reuters) - High-profile COVID-19 vaccines developed in Russia and China share a potential shortcoming: They are based on a common cold virus t...
Aug 31, 2020
Explainer: How common cold viruses are being used in vaccines from Russia, China
By Allison Martell and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) - The modified common cold viruses behind high-profile COVID-19 vaccine candidates from China's CanSino Biologics and Russia's Gamaleya Institute hav...
Aug 31, 2020
China central bank to improve benchmark interest rate system
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank said on Monday it will make interbank repo rates by depository institutions (DR) a key reference for monetary policy adjustment and financial market price-sett...
Aug 31, 2020
Tokyo Games to be symbol of hope as flame goes on display
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - At a low-key ceremony to mark the unveiling of the Olympic flame display on Monday, Tokyo officials reiterated that next year's Games will be a symbol of hope for the...
Aug 31, 2020
Daiichi Sankyo's COVID-19 vaccine selected by Japanese drug discovery body
TOKYO (Reuters) - Daiichi Sankyo Co said on Monday that its mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate was selected for inclusion in a drug discovery program by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and De...
Aug 31, 2020
Japan's tripling of coronavirus tests unlikely to improve fight, experts say
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's plan to more than triple its coronavirus testing is unlikely to improve its fight against the outbreak without an overhaul in the test approval process, which ...
Aug 31, 2020
Damaged WTO now leaderless as chief Azevedo steps down
By Emma Farge and Philip Blenkinsop GENEVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization's director-general Roberto Azevedo steps down on Monday, leaving the already-damaged global watchdog leader...
Aug 31, 2020
Kremlin says situation in Belarus is under control, no need to send forces
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that the situation in neighboring Belarus was under control and that it did not see the need to send in forces to support Belarusian leader Alexander Luka...
Aug 31, 2020
China starts anti-dumping investigation on certain glycol ethers imports from U.S.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry said on Monday it has launched an anti-dumping probe into imports from the United States of certain monoalkyl ethers of ethylene glycol and propylene glyc...
Aug 31, 2020
Spain's Economy minister calls for parties responsibility to approve budget soon
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's economy minister Nadia Calvino called on Monday for all parties' responsibility to allow the approval of a budget as soon as possible to cope with coronavirus pandemic. "It ...
Aug 31, 2020
