Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Offering discounts galore, Alibaba launches China’s first post-Covid Singles’ Day
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd kicked off its annual Singles' Day mega-shopping event on Wednesday, looking to cash in on consumers itching for discounts as th...
Nov 10, 2020
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine ‘very promising’ but cold chain issues: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) chief said on Tuesday it hopes to have a COVID-19 vaccine by year-end, adding that Pfizer's candidate vaccine is "a very promising one" and more ...
Nov 10, 2020
Germany’s Merkel urges European border reform after terrorist attacks
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was urgently necessary for Europe to reform the open-border Schengen area in light of recent terrorist attacks. "I want to mention the entry-...
Nov 10, 2020
NFL: Steelers quarterback Roethlisberger placed on COVID-19 reserve list
(Reuters) - Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was among four more Pittsburgh Steelers players placed on the COVID-19 reserve list, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Tuesday. Offensive linem...
Nov 10, 2020
Manuel Merino sworn in as interim president of Peru until July 2021
LIMA (Reuters) - Manuel Merino was sworn in as interim President of Peru on Tuesday, after President Martin Vizcarra was ousted by Congress a day earlier. Merino, who was head of Congress, will be in ...
Nov 10, 2020
Bosnian federation introduces curfew as COVID-19 cases rise
SARAJEVO/BELGRADE (Reuters) - Bosnia's autonomous Bosniak-Croat Federation will introduce an 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew from Wednesday after a sharp rise in coronavirus cases and deaths, officials said ...
Nov 10, 2020
Steelers’ COVID outbreak includes QB Roethlisberger
Four more Pittsburgh Steelers players were moved to the COVID/Reserve list on Tuesday, bringing the team's total to five and including quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Roethlisberger, offensive lineman...
Nov 10, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan congratulates U.S. President-elect Biden for election win
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory in the 2020 presidential election. In his messa...
Nov 10, 2020
‘Old Town Road’ singer Lil Nas X to perform in first virtual Roblox concert
(Reuters) - Rapper Lil Nas X will perform in a virtual concert and debut a new music video on Roblox this weekend, in the first such venture for the hugely popular kids gaming platform. Roblox said on...
Nov 10, 2020
Nearly $2 trillion traded on COVID-19 vaccine news
By Thyagaraju Adinarayan and Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) - News of a breakthrough in the race to find a COVID-19 vaccine sparked one of the heaviest trading days since the height of the pandemi...
Nov 10, 2020
