Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sinovac coronavirus vaccine offered by Chinese city for emergency use costs $60
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese city is offering Sinovac Biotech's experimental COVID-19 vaccine to essential workers and other high-risk groups as part of a national programme for about $60. The easter...
Oct 16, 2020
Instagram agrees curbs on paid influencers, says UK watchdog
LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook's Instagram has agreed measures to crack down on hidden advertising by paid so-called influencers on its photo and video platform, Britain's Competition and Markets Authori...
Oct 16, 2020
Japan PM Suga vows to do all it takes to organise Tokyo Olympics next year
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vowed on Friday to do "whatever it takes" to organise the Tokyo Olympics next year by working closely with the International Olympics Committee...
Oct 16, 2020
Thai PM vows to stay on as protesters defy his ban
By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Friday he was not quitting after tens of thousands of anti-government protesters defie...
Oct 16, 2020
Brexit drama: British PM Johnson to answer EU’s demand to give ground
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Friday give Britain's response to the European Union's demand that he either gives more concessions to secure a trade deal ...
Oct 16, 2020
Thai police to charge two for violence against queen
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police said on Friday that two men would be charged with attempted violence against the queen, which carries a possible death sentence, after an incident in which her motorcad...
Oct 16, 2020
Czech Republic’s new COVID-19 cases hit another one-day record
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic recorded 9,721 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, setting a single-day record for a second day running, Health Ministry data showed on Friday. The country of 10...
Oct 16, 2020
Britain moves closer to COVID-19 vaccine trials that infect volunteers
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - "Human challenge" trials of potential COVID-19 vaccines, where volunteers are deliberately infected with the disease, could become a reality after a British biotech ...
Oct 16, 2020
USA Cricket eyes full ICC membership by 2030
(Reuters) - USA Cricket has launched its first strategic plan https://www.usacricket.org/media-release/usa-cricket-launches-foundational-plan outlining initiatives to be launched until the end of 2023...
Oct 16, 2020
Ukraine sees record daily high of 5,992 new coronavirus cases: security council
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine registered a record 5,992 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the national security council said on Friday, up from a previous record of 5,804 new cases on Oct. 9. The total ...
Oct 16, 2020
