Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India approves Roche/Regeneron drug for COVID-19
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian regulators have given emergency use authorization for an antibody drug cocktail developed by Roche and Regeneron to treat COVID-19, Roche's local partner said on Wednesday...
May 05, 2021
UBS names Baldinger chief sustainability officer
ZURICH (Reuters) - UBS Group named Michael Baldinger as chief sustainability officer on Wednesday as the world's biggest wealth manager builds out its sustainability and impact organisation. Baldinger...
May 05, 2021
No longer dirty? EU leaders want to challenge perceptions of lithium mining
By Catarina Demony and Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Environmental worries have boosted anti-lithium sentiment across Europe and EU officials say it is crucial to show local populations that min...
May 05, 2021
Upton, House Subcommittee to hold hearing on CLEAN Future Act
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) - Could the internal combustion engine be made obsolete through government mandate by this time in 2030? Some states have already passed legislation towards that goal, and whil...
May 05, 2021
Germany calls for ‘global reset’ to fight pandemics
GENEVA/BERLIN (Reuters) - German Health Minister Jens Spahn called on Wednesday for a "global reset" in the fight against pandemics as Germany and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the cre...
May 05, 2021
EU seeks India’s support for plastics treaty, draft summit statement says
By Kate Abnett and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will ask India to join its push for a global treaty on plastic pollution, according to a draft statement prepared for a virtual ...
May 05, 2021
India says UK COVID-19 variant cases declining, local variant up in some states
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has seen fewer cases of infections by the coronavirus variant first spotted in Britain in recent weeks but more by a local variant in some states, Sujeet Kumar, the directo...
May 05, 2021
Greek PM Mitsotakis sees COVID situation improving ‘dramatically’
(Reuters) - Falling COVID-19 case numbers and more vaccinations will permit Greece to open its vital tourism sector next week, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday, adding he was "very...
May 05, 2021
U.S. trade chief Tai says ‘time of the essence’ in addresssing vaccine waiver at WTO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday underscored the urgency of addressing a proposal to waive some intellectual property rights under global trade rules given t...
May 05, 2021
Soccer-A Women’s Club World Cup “coming soon” says FIFA’s Infantino
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino says a new Women's Club World Cup is being planned as part of a plan to "revolutionise" the female game. In an interview ...
May 05, 2021
