Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK takes back control of atomic weapons contract from Lockheed Martin-led group
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's defence ministry will take back direct control of day-to-day operations of the country's nuclear weapon warheads from a consortium run by Lockheed Martin , Serco and Jacob...
Nov 02, 2020
Russian firm seeks to produce COVID-19 drug without patent, Vedomosti reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian drugmaker Pharmasyntez has asked the Kremlin for permission to produce a generic version of U.S. firm Gilead Sciences's COVID-19 treatment remdesivir without patent, the Ved...
Nov 02, 2020
Analysts’ View: More debt, shrinking GDP – the impact of England’s new lockdown
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered England back into lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19, a move that will weigh on the country's budget deficit and its 2 trillion...
Nov 02, 2020
French supermarkets to face same lockdown limits as small shops: minister
PARIS (Reuters) - French supermarkets will face the same limits on selling non-essential goods as small shops but shopowners are not allowed to challenge government lockdown rules, the finance ministe...
Nov 02, 2020
Philippines reports 2,298 new coronavirus cases, 32 more deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Monday reported 2,298 new coronavirus infections and 32 more deaths. In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases had increased to 385,...
Nov 02, 2020
China says finds biohazards in Australian timber imports
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has repeatedly found biohazards in imports of Australian timber, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday in response to a report that Beijing had halted shipments from Qu...
Nov 02, 2020
China says to take measures to safeguard Chinese journalists’ rights after U.S. visa rule
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Monday it will take all necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese journalists, in response to the U.S. delayin...
Nov 02, 2020
Russia reports 18,257 new coronavirus cases, 238 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 18,257 new coronavirus cases on Monday, including 4,796 in Moscow, pushing the national tally to 1,655,038 since the pandemic began. Authorities said 238 people had ...
Nov 02, 2020
South Africa’s Aspen agrees with J&J to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine candidate
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African pharmaceutical company Aspen Pharmacare said on Monday it had entered into a preliminary agreement with Johnson & Johnson to commercially manufacture its COVID-1...
Nov 02, 2020
Alibaba-backed autonomous car firm AutoX to test in four more cities
By Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh SHENZHEN/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese autonomous vehicle startup AutoX, backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, said it is preparing for tests in four more cities and will soo...
Nov 02, 2020
