Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain approves Merck’s COVID-19 pill in world first
(Reuters) -Britain on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 antiviral pill jointly developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, in a boost...
Nov 04, 2021
ANC records worst poll result, admits S.Africans ‘disappointed’ with the party
PRETORIA (Reuters) - South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday was nursing a fresh political headache after its worst election result, as local polls showed support for the ...
Nov 04, 2021
Lebanon PM says beleaguered minister must prioritise national interest
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati called on Information Minister George Kordahi to "prioritise national interest" but stopped short of asking him to resign over comments that led...
Nov 04, 2021
Chinese city to expand border facilities with North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese city of Dandong aims to build more facilites at its border crossing with North Korea as the two countries resumed cross-border rail freight traffic, media reported, fue...
Nov 04, 2021
Russian navy tracks U.S. ship Mount Whitney in Black Sea
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian navy has started tracking a U.S. naval command vessel in the Black Sea, news agencies quoted the defence ministry as saying on Thursday, amid tension over NATO activitie...
Nov 04, 2021
Regeneron profit nearly doubles on strong demand for COVID-19 drug
(Reuters) -Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc's said on Thursday its third-quarter profit nearly doubled, boosted by strong sales of its drugs, including the COVID-19 antibody cocktail. The company's net p...
Nov 04, 2021
Volkswagen CEO faces German workers as Tesla tensions flare again
By Christoph Steitz and Jan Schwartz FRANKFURT/HAMBURG (Reuters) - Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess sought to defuse a clash over the pace of reform needed to challenge Tesla for the electric vehicle thro...
Nov 04, 2021
COVID-19 transmission rates in Europe “grave concern”, WHO Europe head says
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The current rate of COVID-19 transmission in Europe is of "grave concern", the World Health Organization's Europe head, Hans Kluge, told a media briefing on Thursday. "The curre...
Nov 04, 2021
Online broker TradeStation to go public via $1.43 billion SPAC deal
(Reuters) - Online broker TradeStation Group said on Thursday it would go public through a merger with a blank-check firm in a deal that values the combined company at about $1.43 billion. The company...
Nov 04, 2021
The cost of coal in South Africa: dirty skies, sick kids
By Tim Cocks EMALAHLENI, South Africa (Reuters) - In 2019, scientists working for South Africa's government completed a study on the health impacts of pollution from the country's sprawling coal indus...
Nov 04, 2021
