Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Health groups ask India to rescind Gilead's patents for COVID-19 drug remdesivir
By Zeba Siddiqui NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Two health advocacy groups have written to the Indian government asking it to rescind patents given to Gilead Sciences for the drug remdesivir so it can be distr...
May 14, 2020
Hungary flags some easing of virus restrictions in Budapest next week
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's government is considering some easing of restrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus in Budapest from next week due to a decline in the number of infections, Prime...
May 14, 2020
Taiwan says WHO has 'forgotten' neutrality by barring island
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has "forgotten" its professionalism and neutrality in locking Taiwan out of the body for political reasons, Taiwan Vice President Ch...
May 14, 2020
Ireland's Cairn sees new work practices adding to costs, build times
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's largest publicly listed housebuilder Cairn Homes will reopen its sites on a staggered basis from Monday under strict health and safety measures that will...
May 14, 2020
Spain's daily coronavirus death toll rises above 200 on Thursday
(Reuters) - Spain's daily coronavirus death toll rose on Thursday above 200 for the first time since May 8, the health ministry reported. The overall death toll from the disease rose to 27,321 on Thur...
May 14, 2020
Tesla starts building Long Range Model 3 cars at China plant
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc said on Thursday it had started producing Long Range Model 3 vehicles in its Shanghai factory and aimed to deliver them to customers soon. The...
May 14, 2020
Motor racing: Ricciardo moves from Renault to McLaren for 2021
LONDON (Reuters) - Australian Daniel Ricciardo will leave the Renault Formula One team and race for McLaren in 2021, McLaren said in a statement on Thursday. The 30-year-old, winner of seven races for...
May 14, 2020
Tears, joy as care home residents get visits via 'box of emotions'
By Catarina Demony MONTIJO, Portugal (Reuters) - Maria das Merces struggled to hold back tears after she saw her 90-year-old father at a Portuguese care home - chatting to him from inside a glass boot...
May 14, 2020
Indonesia reports 568 new coronavirus infections, 15 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 568 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 16,006, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said. Yurianto re...
May 14, 2020
European Medicines Agency: coronavirus vaccine could be ready for approval in a year
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A vaccine for the new coronavirus could be approved in about a year's time in an "optimistic" scenario, the European Medicines Agency said on Thursday. The EMA's head of vaccines...
May 14, 2020
