Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
Costa Rica authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine - health ministry
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rican authorities on Tuesday authorized the use of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech, the health ministry said in a statement. The United States, Bri...
Dec 15, 2020
Britons oppose plan to relax COVID-19 rules for Christmas - survey
LONDON (Reuters) - More people in Britain oppose the government's plans to relax COVID-19 restrictions for five days around Christmas than support them, a poll published on Wednesday showed. Fifty per...
Dec 15, 2020
Texas hiring two law firms for Google probe team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Texas attorney general's office has named The Lanier Law Firm and the law firm Keller Lenkner to the litigation team that would face off against Alphabet's Google in an expe...
Dec 15, 2020
Valneva to start clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine candidate in UK
LONDON (Reuters) - French pharmaceutical firm Valneva will start the first clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate at four sites in England, Britain's business ministry said on Wednesday. Th...
Dec 15, 2020
Britain to spend $5 billion on vaccines and bear liability, watchdog says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has agreed to spend 3.7 billion pounds ($4.93 billion) on COVID-19 vaccines and in most cases will bear the liability if claims are made against the pharmaceutical firms inv...
Dec 15, 2020
Asia stocks look up as global markets show confidence in economic growth
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were poised for gains on Wednesday as global markets moved with confidence that vaccinations and additional monetary and fiscal support from government...
Dec 15, 2020
Honda recalling 1.4 million U.S. vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co said Tuesday it is recalling 1.4 million U.S. vehicles in four separate campaigns, including some linked to reported fires. The Japanese automaker said one recall...
Dec 15, 2020
Australian regulator sues Facebook over now-ended app's use of data
(Reuters) - Australia's competition regulator said on Wednesday it filed a court case against Facebook Inc for misleading consumers over the use of data collected by a now-discontinued mobile analytic...
Dec 15, 2020
