Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Two-dose vaccines induce lower antibodies against Omicron, study finds
(Reuters) - British scientists found that two-dose COVID-19 vaccine regimens do not induce enough neutralising antibodies against the Omicron coronavirus variant, indicating that increased infections ...
Dec 13, 2021
UK antitrust regulator looks into Microsoft’s $16 billion Nuance deal
(Reuters) - Britain's antitrust regulator said on Monday it will look into Microsoft Corp's $16 billion purchase of artificial intelligence and speech technology firm Nuance Communications Inc. The Co...
Dec 13, 2021
Vietnam jails ex-Hanoi chairman for 8 more years for power abuse
HANOI (Reuters) - A Vietnamese court jailed a former head of Hanoi's governing body for a further eight years on Monday for abuse of power, state media reported, his second conviction as part of a cra...
Dec 13, 2021
German wholesale prices see record jump as raw material costs soar
BERLIN (Reuters) - German wholesale prices rose by 16.6% on the year in November, official data showed on Monday, recording their biggest annual rise since data collection for the measure began in 196...
Dec 13, 2021
Pakistan confirms first case of Omicron variant
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has confirmed its first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, in the country's most populous city of Karachi, the country's National Institute of Health (NIH) said on Mo...
Dec 13, 2021
Chip giant Taiwan’s energy security on the line with LNG referendum
By Sarah Wu TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwanese voters will decide this Saturday on a new LNG terminal considered key for the chipmaking powerhouse to secure its energy supply but facing attacks fro...
Dec 13, 2021
Chinese Nov smartphone shipments up 25% yr/yr -govt data
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - SHANGHAI, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Shipments of smartphones within China rose 25.7% year on year to 34.8 million handsets in November, the China Academy of Information and Communication...
Dec 13, 2021
Sixth COVID wave, fuelled by Omicron, to hit France in January -Paris hospitals executive
PARIS (Reuters) - France will be hit by a sixth COVID-19 wave next month due to the emergence of the new, more contagious, Omicron variant of the disease while the country is still in the midst of the...
Dec 13, 2021
Recruiter SThree expects annual net fees to surge; CEO to step down
(Reuters) - SThree Plc said on Monday that Chief Executive Officer Mark Dorman would be leaving after spending close to three years with the British recruiting firm, while it expected to post a record...
Dec 13, 2021
New China import rules bring headaches for food and beverage makers
By Dominique Patton and Siddharth Cavale BEIJING (Reuters) - Makers of Irish whiskey, Belgian chocolate and European coffee brands are scrambling to comply with new Chinese food and beverage regulatio...
Dec 13, 2021
