Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Philippines reports record daily rise of 10,016 coronavirus cases
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Monday recorded 10,016 new coronavirus infections, the country's third record daily spike in cases over the past five days. In a bulletin, the mi...
Mar 29, 2021
Hong Kong to reopen pools, beaches as COVID infections ease
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will ease some coronavirus restrictions, the government said on Monday, allowing swimming pools and beaches to open and shortening the quarantine period for some intern...
Mar 29, 2021
Soccer: US men’s team ‘devastated’ at failing to qualify for Olympics: coach
(Reuters) - The United States are "absolutely devastated" at missing out on qualification for the Olympic men's soccer tournament following Sunday's 2-1 defeat to Honduras, said coach Jason Kreis. Def...
Mar 29, 2021
Singapore wealth fund buys 2.5% stake in Cellnex from Benetton family
MADRID (Reuters) - Singapore wealth fund GIC has agreed to buy a 2.5% stake in Europe's largest mobile phone towers operator Cellnex from Edizione, the Benetton family's investment firm, Edizione said...
Mar 29, 2021
Overseas athletes may be able to take part in Olympic test events, organisers say
TOKYO (Reuters) - International athletes could be invited to participate in test events before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this summer, organisers said on Monday. The events will be a dress rehearsal...
Mar 29, 2021
J&J in deal to supply COVID-19 vaccines to African Union member states
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said on Monday that its unit, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, entered into a deal with the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to make available up to 220 million doses of...
Mar 29, 2021
European stocks near record highs on recovery hopes; Credit Suisse slumps
(Reuters) - European stocks edged closer to a record high on Monday on optimism over a global economic recovery, while Credit Suisse tumbled following a warning of "significant" losses from exiting po...
Mar 29, 2021
France, EU close to a deal on Air France bailout: minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France and the European Union are close to a deal on a bailout for Air France, which like other carriers has been hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister Bruno Le Mair...
Mar 29, 2021
Qiagen receives FDA emergency approval for coronavirus PCR test
BERLIN (Reuters) - Genetic testing specialist Qiagen received emergency use authorization for a new coronavirus test from the U.S. drugs regulator FDA, it said on Monday. "This polymerase chain reacti...
Mar 29, 2021
China administers 106.61 million COVID-19 vaccines as of March 28
BEIJING (Reuters) - China carried out about 4.20 million vaccinations against COVID-19 on March 28, bringing the total number administered to 106.61 million, according to data released by the National...
Mar 29, 2021
