Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Busiest U.S. seaport, buried in imports, plucks out toys to load Santa's sleigh
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Workers at the busiest U.S. seaport are plucking containers of toys off ships and out of massive stacks of cargo swamping docks at the Southern California tra...
Dec 15, 2020
Fosun Pharma to import 100 million doses of BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to China
(Reuters) - Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group said on Wednesday that BioNTech SE will supply at least 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, if approved, to mainland China next year. China has n...
Dec 15, 2020
Factbox: The Biden Cabinet - president-elect fills out his team
(Reuters) - Democratic President-elect Joe Biden has begun nominating members of his Cabinet and White House team, working to fulfill his promise to build an administration that reflects the United St...
Dec 15, 2020
South Korea reports 1,078 new coronavirus cases, highest since start of pandemic - KDCA
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 1,078 new coronavirus cases, the highest since the start of the pandemic, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Wednesday. The latest nu...
Dec 15, 2020
Sexism still rife in Hollywood despite #MeToo uproar, survey finds
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three years after the #MeToo scandal roiled Hollywood, causing dozens of powerful men to lose their jobs, two-thirds of women who took part in a survey of the entertainment bus...
Dec 15, 2020
U.S. government, Pfizer negotiating deal for more vaccine doses next year - NYT
(Reuters) - The United States government and Pfizer Inc are negotiating an agreement for more vaccine doses next year, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the situation...
Dec 15, 2020
Japan posts record run of export declines on soft U.S., China demand
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports fell in November, dashing expectations for an end to the two-year run of declines, largely due to weaker U.S.- and China-bound shipments and sugges...
Dec 15, 2020
Raiders lose Ruggs III to COVID-19 reserve list
At 7-6, the Las Vegas Raiders are very much on the AFC playoff bubble, and they're currently on the outside of the postseason structure looking in with three games remaining. Their run at a wild card ...
Dec 15, 2020
Peru says negotiations to secure Sinopharm vaccine 'well advanced'
LIMA (Reuters) - Negotiations between Peru and China's Sinopharm to purchase COVID-19 vaccines are "well advanced," the government said on Tuesday, as the hard-hit Andean nation scrambles to lock down...
Dec 15, 2020
Mainland China reports 12 new COVID-19 cases vs 17 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 12 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 15, down from 17 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Wednesday. The National Health Commissi...
Dec 15, 2020
