Author Archives: Syndicated Content
As Trump pushes baseless fraud claims, Republicans pledge tougher voting rules
By Joseph Tanfani and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican state lawmakers have begun to use President Donald Trump's baseless charges of voter fraud to push for new restrictions on voting. A...
Dec 21, 2020
Inside J&J’s Latam COVID vaccine trial, a rush to recruit is followed by disappointment
By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Earlier this month, Johnson & Johnson abruptly called for an end to enrollment in its coronavirus vaccine trial and told scientists from six Latin American countr...
Dec 21, 2020
Japan govt board: data on efficacy of COVID-19 drug candidate Avigan inconclusive
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese Health Ministry said on Monday its medical review board concluded that clinical trial data on Fujifilm Holdings Corp's COVID-19 drug candidate Avigan is inconclusive to ...
Dec 21, 2020
Factbox-Europe’s plans to vaccinate against COVID-19
(Reuters) - Europe's medicines regulator was on Monday assessing the COVID-19 vaccine developed by U.S. company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, and a green light would put Europe on course to ...
Dec 21, 2020
China regulator tightens guideline on biological products, including vaccines
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's market regulator said on Monday it had tightened up a guideline for inspection of biological products, including vaccines, before a batch is sold or imported. The new guide...
Dec 21, 2020
Thai youth party fails to make gains in local poll
By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - The political successor of a banned party in Thailand that had strong support from young Thais failed to make inroads in weekend provincial elections that w...
Dec 21, 2020
Southeast Asia travel app Traveloka weighs public listing options
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Traveloka, Southeast Asia's largest online travel app, said on Monday it was looking to go public soon and was evaluating a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC...
Dec 21, 2020
Swiss report 10,000 new coronavirus cases over three days
ZURICH (Reuters) - Coronavirus infections rose by 10,002 since Friday, data https://www.covid19.admin.ch/en/overview from Swiss health authorities showed on Monday, as Switzerland headed toward toughe...
Dec 21, 2020
Fiat Chrysler, PSA win EU antitrust okay for $38 billion merger
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler and French rival PSA gained EU antitrust approval on Monday for their $38 billion merger to create the world's No.4 carmaker after pledging to boost ...
Dec 21, 2020
Indian farmers vow to carry on protests despite cold, deaths
By Danish Siddiqui and Sunil Kataria NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Indian farmers, protesting over agricultural laws that they say threaten their livelihoods, have vowed to carry on their...
Dec 21, 2020
