Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Israel ear-marks COVID PCRs for vulnerable groups, expands home-testing
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is giving groups at high COVID-19 risk priority access to PCR tests, and allowing vaccinated people who are exposed to carriers to make an initial determination of quarant...
Jan 05, 2022
Singapore sees Omicron coronavirus wave outpacing Delta
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore expects the Omicron coronavirus variant to cause a bigger wave of infections than Delta, the health ministry said on Wednesday, adding a booster dose will soon be requi...
Jan 05, 2022
HSBC China brokerage joint venture partner selling 39% stake
HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings PLC's China securities brokerage joint venture partner is selling most of its equity ownership, an exchange filing showed, and a source with knowledge of the matter...
Jan 05, 2022
French court rules in favour of class action against Sanofi over Depakine drug – media
PARIS (Reuters) - A French court on Wednesday ruled that the families of victims of Depakine, an epilepsy drug that caused birth malfunctions and slow neurological development when taken during pregna...
Jan 05, 2022
State Rep. Julie Rogers to serve on House Appropriations Committee
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – State Rep. Julie M. Rogers (D-Kalamazoo) has been appointed to serve as a member of the Michigan House Appropriations Committee and the Appropriations Subcommittee on ...
Jan 05, 2022
Some Ghislaine Maxwell jurors initially doubted accusers, juror says
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - During jury deliberations after the trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, some jurors initially doubted the accounts of two of her accusers, one member of the...
Jan 05, 2022
Over 42,000 in central COVID quarantine in China’s Xian
BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 42,000 people in the Chinese city of Xian were in centralised COVID-19 quarantine facilities as of Tuesday, a city official said on Wednesday. Xu Mingfei, vice mayor of X...
Jan 05, 2022
Japan PM urges business lobbies, unionists to reverse downtrend in wages
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday called on business lobbies and unions to work together to "boldly reverse" a downtrend in workers' wages as the government seeks to...
Jan 05, 2022
Udaan raises $200 million via convertible notes
By Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian e-commerce firm Udaan has raised $200 million via convertible note financing in a round in which new and existing investors participated, an internal ...
Jan 05, 2022
TPG invests $360 million in AI tech startup Fractal
(Reuters) - Artificial intelligence technology startup Fractal said on Wednesday it has received a $360 million investment from private equity firm TPG through its Asia focused investment platform. TP...
Jan 05, 2022
