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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
Alibaba-backed Energy Monster caught in legal dispute ahead of U.S. listing
By Samuel Shen and Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Energy Monster, China's biggest mobile device power bank startup backed by Alibaba and SoftBank, is embroiled in an ownership dispute that could fu...
Mar 29, 2021
France’s Le Maire: All options on the table to protect French people
PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday that "all options are on the table" to protect the health of French people amid a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Le Mai...
Mar 29, 2021
South Korea’s Moon sacks top economic aide for raising rent amid home price uproar
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday fired his top economic policy adviser for raising the rent on an apartment he owns in Seoul's affluent Gangnam district a...
Mar 29, 2021
Turkey’s abrupt central bank switch entrenches Erdogan’s unorthodoxy: Fitch
By Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan's decision to oust Turkey's central bank chief entrenches his unorthodox view that high rates cause inflation and came shockingly early...
Mar 29, 2021
Taiwan says no progress in BioNTech vaccine talks
TAIPEI (Reuters) - There has been no progress on talks to seal a deal with Germany's BioNTech SE for its COVID-19 vaccine though talks are continuing, Taiwanese Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on...
Mar 29, 2021
