Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Stocks gain as vaccine shields second wave worries
By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asia's stock markets opened higher on Monday, as vaccine optimism offset worries about rising coronavirus cases in Europe and new lockdowns in the United States, wh...
Nov 15, 2020
J&J starts two-dose trial of its COVID-19 candidate vaccine in the UK
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson launched a new late-stage trial in Britain on Monday to test a two-dose regimen of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine among thousands of volunteers,...
Nov 15, 2020
Britain to open two new ‘megalabs’ for COVID-19 tests in early 2021
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will open two new laboratories in early 2021 that will more than double the country's capacity for carrying out COVID-19 tests, the government said on Monday. The new "megal...
Nov 15, 2020
Senate Majority Leader blasts Governor choosing to “go it alone, again”
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan’s Senate Majority Leader Sunday blasted the Governor for the latest round of restrictions on businesses and individuals in the state. Senator Mike Shirk...
Nov 15, 2020
Japan’s economy rebounds from record slump as pandemic pain eases
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy grew an annualised 21.4% in the third quarter, data showed on Monday, rebounding sharply from a record postwar slump in a sign t...
Nov 15, 2020
Nightmare year gives way to childhood dream for Johnson
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - For many people 2020 will not be a year they remember fondly, but Masters champion Dustin Johnson will not be one of them. COVID-19 has touched many lives, including Johnson's...
Nov 15, 2020
Poor start again costs McIlroy chance for major glory
By Andrew Both AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Not for the first time at a major, a poor first round all but ended Rory McIlroy's victory chances and left him wondering what he needs to do to overcome his Ma...
Nov 15, 2020
Walmart to sell most of Japan’s Seiyu to KKR and Rakuten
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S retailer Walmart Inc has agreed to sell most of Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu to investment firm KKR and e-commerce company Rakuten in a deal that values Seiyu at 172.5 billio...
Nov 15, 2020
Australia moves entire summer schedule to one state due to COVID-19
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tennis Australia will schedule all of its summer tournaments in the leadup to the Australian Open in the southern state of Victoria due to COVID-19. Victoria, which hosts the yea...
Nov 15, 2020
Australia’s Qantas celebrates subdued 100th birthday, looks to post-COVID future
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd , the world's third-oldest airline, on Monday marked its 100th birthday during its toughest year yet due to the coronavirus pandemic bu...
Nov 15, 2020
