Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK gives go-ahead to expose volunteers to COVID in medical trial
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to allow volunteers to be exposed to the COVID-19 virus to advance medical research into the pandemic. The trial, which wi...
Feb 17, 2021
South Korea bourse to review Hyundai officials’ trades after Apple deal reports
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's stock exchange will begin a review next week to examine if executives of Hyundai Motor may have used undisclosed information to trade shares following reports of a tie-...
Feb 17, 2021
Clubhouse faces Indonesia ban if fails to register with authorities: official
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Social app Clubhouse has yet to register with authorities in Indonesia and could be banned if it fails to comply with local regulations, a communications ministry official said on ...
Feb 17, 2021
Japan agrees $668 million loan to African Development Bank fund
DAKAR (Reuters) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday said Japan had signed a 73.6 billion yen ($668 million) loan agreement to help replenish the lender's main development fund. The cont...
Feb 17, 2021
Paralympics official: Encouraging that Japan is starting vaccination
TOKYO (Reuters) - It's encouraging that Japan is starting vaccinations against the coronavirus and a positive thing when it comes to Olympics and Paralympics Games preparations, a top International Pa...
Feb 17, 2021
Don’t rely on social media tips, EU watchdog warns retail investors
LONDON (Reuters) - Retail investors should avoid using unverified information from social media to buy and sell stocks, the European Union's markets watchdog said on Wednesday. Retail investors follow...
Feb 17, 2021
South Africa to give first COVID-19 vaccine doses to president, health workers
By Wendell Roelf and Alexander Winning CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa will administer its first COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, with President Cyril Ramaphosa to get the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) sho...
Feb 17, 2021
Pope starts Lent as Ash Wednesday rites scaled back for COVID-19
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis led the world's 1.3 billion Roman Catholics into Lent on Ash Wednesday, as they scaled back a centuries-old ritual to help stem the spread of t...
Feb 17, 2021
Malaysia reports 2,998 new coronavirus cases, 22 deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Wednesday reported 2,998 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded infections to 272,163. The health ministry also reported 22 new deaths, raisi...
Feb 17, 2021
Ryanair loses legal fight against French, Swedish airline state aid
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ryanair on Wednesday lost its fight against state aid granted to virus-hit rivals Air France and SAS via national schemes after Europe's second-top court backed EU competition reg...
Feb 17, 2021
