Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine induces quick immune response: study
By Miyoung Kim and Roxanne Liu SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) - Sinovac Biotech's experimental COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac triggered a quick immune response but the level of antibodies produced was lower ...
Nov 17, 2020
Iran’s Zarif says Biden can lift sanctions with ‘three executive orders’
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran would fully implement its 2015 nuclear deal if U.S. President-elect Joe Biden lifts sanctions on Tehran, which Zarif said coul...
Nov 17, 2020
Tokyo to raise coronavirus alert level to highest of four levels: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo is preparing to raise its coronavirus alert level to the highest of four levels as infections are spreading and the number of positive cases in the Japanese capital have crept ...
Nov 17, 2020
UK households will face ban from mixing after lockdown: the Telegraph
(Reuters) - British households will be banned from mixing when the lockdown ends under government's plans to rescue Christmas, the Telegraph reported https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/11/17/househ...
Nov 17, 2020
House passes bill to reform plane certification process after two Boeing 737 MAX crashes
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation on Tuesday to reform the Federal Aviation Administration's aircraft certification process ...
Nov 17, 2020
Republican U.S. Senator Grassley tests positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, 87, said on Tuesday he has tested positive for the coronavirus, adding in the tweet that he feels good and plans to work from home in Iow...
Nov 17, 2020
Utilities, Tesla, Uber create U.S. lobbying group for electric vehicle industry
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of major U.S. utilities, Tesla, Uber and others said on Tuesday they are launching a new group to lobby for national policies to boost electric vehic...
Nov 17, 2020
Brazil to purchase Pfizer vaccine after trials conclude, registration with health authority
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Health Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that the country would purchase the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine after it is proven safe in clinical trials and registered with ...
Nov 17, 2020
U.S. green groups urge Biden to shun cabinet picks with oil ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. environmental activists are heaping pressure on Democratic president-elect Joe Biden to avoid cabinet appointees with fossil fuel ties, with one group on Tuesday slamming h...
Nov 17, 2020
U.S. to drop charges against ex-Mexican defense minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States is seeking to drop drugs charges against former Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos so that he may be investigated in Mexico, the U.S. Department of ...
Nov 17, 2020
