Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia’s CSL unable to simultaneously make Novavax, AstraZeneca vaccines
(Reuters) - CSL Ltd said on Thursday it does not have the capacity to simultaneously produce AstraZeneca and Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccines after a local report said the U.S.-based firm was looking f...
May 20, 2021
Private equity’s falling out of love with plastic packaging
By Arno Schuetze FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A decade ago, private equity couldn't get enough of plastic packaging. They snapped up companies making bags, films and trays to contain everything from food and...
May 20, 2021
European Commission signs third contract with BioNTech-Pfizer for 1.8 billion vaccine doses
(Reuters) - The European Commission said https://bit.ly/3f1bDo4 on Thursday that it signed a third contract with pharmaceutical companies BioNTech SE and Pfizer Inc for an additional 1.8 billion doses...
May 20, 2021
EU vaccination campaign catching up with that of the U.S., von der Leyen says
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European COVID-19 vaccination campaign is gaining speed and catching up with that of the United States, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday. "We aim to hav...
May 20, 2021
Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore canceled due to pandemic
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Shangri-La Dialogue Asian security summit that was due to be held in Singapore next month has been canceled, the organisers said on Thursday, citing the impact of the COVID-1...
May 20, 2021
Son’s SoftBank stake rises to 29% after treasury share retirement
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son's stake in the Japanese conglomerate he founded has risen to 29.01% from 26.90% in February following the retirement of treasury sha...
May 20, 2021
Tencent Q1 profit rises 65% while online game revenues climb
HONG KONG(Reuters) -Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings Ltd reported on Thursday a forecast-beating 65% rise in quarterly profit. Tencent, the world's largest gaming firm by revenue...
May 20, 2021
French court: victims of faulty breast implants should receive compensation
PARIS (Reuters) - The Paris appeal court on Thursday has confirmed that victims of defective breast implants made by French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) should receive compensation, French advo...
May 20, 2021
New Ukraine health minister vows to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament named a new health minister on Thursday, who promised to speed up vaccinations against COVID-19, including by trying to make vaccines domestically. Viktor Lyashko...
May 20, 2021
Explainer: What’s happening with industrial commodity prices in China?
(Reuters) - Prices in China for commodities such as iron ore, steel rebar, coal and copper have surged to record highs this month prompting the government to step in to curb "unreasonable" cost increa...
May 20, 2021
