Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil regulator says Bharat Biotech vaccine does not meet factory standards
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian health regulator Anvisa said Bharat Biotech's Covaxin COVID-19 does not meet its manufacturing standards, according to a note in the Tuesday edition of the official gaz...
Mar 30, 2021
As turmoil deepens, Haitians fear democracy is slipping away
By Andre Paultre and Sarah Marsh PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti emerged from the brutal and dynastic Duvalier dictatorship to democracy 35 years ago. Now, many Haitians fear a return to autocracy as...
Mar 30, 2021
Aviation startup Lilium to float in US via $3.3 billion SPAC deal
By Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) -German air shuttle startup Lilium said on Tuesday it would float on the U.S. stock market via a reverse merger with Qell Acquisition Corp, a blank-cheque acquisiti...
Mar 30, 2021
Indian COVID-19 situation turning from ‘bad to worse’: government official
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's COVID-19 situation is turning from "bad to worse," a senior government official said on Wednesday, as infections surge across several states. "Remember if the cases are m...
Mar 30, 2021
Electric vehicles to dominate line up at Toyota’s Lexus by 2025
TOKYO (Reuters) - Lexus, a luxury auto brand owned by Toyota Motor Corp, said on Tuesday it plans to introduce 20 new or improved models by 2025, of which more than 10 will be electric. Electrified mo...
Mar 30, 2021
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine could be approved by UK in April, Evening Standard says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain could approve Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine next month, the chief investigator for the shot's trial told the Evening Standard newspaper. "The regulator will do a very detailed ...
Mar 30, 2021
Austria in talks to buy a million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria is in talks with Russia to buy a million doses of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, which has yet to be approved by the European Medicines Agency, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz...
Mar 30, 2021
CureVac taps Swiss contract drugmaker Celonic for COVID-19 vaccine production
(Reuters) - Germany-based CureVac NV said on Tuesday it had partnered with Swiss contract manufacturer Celonic Group to produce more than 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The vacci...
Mar 30, 2021
It’s never too late to learn, says 50-year-old Nigerian school pupil
By Seun Sanni ILORIN, Nigeria (Reuters) - Shade Ajayi had never set foot in a classroom until middle age. Now 50, the businesswoman is happily learning to read and write alongside students nearly four...
Mar 30, 2021
Upcoming study in Michigan aimed at improving efficiency of swine farming industry
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A study will begin this summer in Michigan related to new technology aimed to improve efficiency in livestock farming in the state. An M.S.U. research team has been aw...
Mar 30, 2021
