Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden to tap Denis McDonough as veterans affairs secretary – report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Denis McDonough, who was chief of staff to former President Barack Obama, to be secretary of veterans affairs, Politico reported on ...
Dec 10, 2020
Car bomb kills at least four in Turkish-controlled north Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) - At least four people were killed in a Turkish-controlled region of northern Syria on Thursday when a car bomb detonated at a checkpoint in the border town of Ras Al Ain, according t...
Dec 10, 2020
“Ice Cathedral” in Swiss Alps offers visitors unique show
By Denis Balibouse LES DIABLERETS, Switzerland (Reuters) - An ice cave which forms naturally on a high-altitude glacier in the Swiss Alps became accessible on Thursday, to the delight of visitors who ...
Dec 10, 2020
Exclusive: Hedge fund Citadel’s commodity investments up more than $1 billion this year – sources
By Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund Citadel's investments in commodities returned more than $1 billion this year, according to three people familiar with the matter, helping to dri...
Dec 10, 2020
England’s test and trace reaches 86% of contacts, helped by change in method
LONDON (Reuters) - England's COVID-19 test and trace system reached a higher proportion of contacts of positive cases in the first set of comparable data since a change in methodology boosted the numb...
Dec 10, 2020
Data from Pfizer/BioNTeh, Moderna for COVID-19 vaccines ‘very robust’-EMA
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The data submitted to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna for their COVID-19 vaccine candidates is "very robust", its executive director said on Thur...
Dec 10, 2020
Pope will say Christmas Mass earlier to meet Italy Covid curfew
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis' Christmas Eve Mass will start two hours earlier, the Vatican said on Thursday, allowing even the limited number of people who can attend to get home by a 10 p.m....
Dec 10, 2020
Lonza shortlists Lanxess, private equity in unit sale, sources say
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Swiss contract drug maker Lonza has shortlisted German chemicals group Lanxess and private equity groups in the sale of its Lonza Specialty Ingredients (LSI) unit worth more than...
Dec 10, 2020
Golf-Perez takes one-shot lead at European Tour finale in Dubai
(Reuters) - France's Victor Perez carded a five-under-par 67 to take a one-shot lead in the first round of the DP World Tour Championship, the European Tour's season finale, in Dubai on Thursday. Pere...
Dec 10, 2020
EU drug regulator says cyber attack has not affected work on COVID vaccines
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The head of the European Union drug regulator said on Thursday the agency's work on assessing COVID-19 vaccines had not been affected by a cyber attack over the past two weeks. "W...
Dec 10, 2020
