Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Asia-Pacific countries begin to ease pandemic-related travel bans, but hurdles remain
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific countries including Singapore, Australia and Japan are gradually easing some international travel restrictions as coronavirus cases slow, in hopes of hel...
Oct 12, 2020
Mallinckrodt files for bankruptcy amid U.S. opioid litigation
(Reuters) - Mallinckrodt Plc filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday in the face of lawsuits alleging it fueled the U.S. opioid epidemic and after the drugmaker lost a court battle to avoid paying h...
Oct 12, 2020
India’s coronavirus infections rise to 7.12 million
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's total coronavirus cases rose by 66,732 in the last 24 hours to 7.12 million on Monday morning, data from the health ministry showed. Deaths from COVID-19 infections rose ...
Oct 11, 2020
Hong Kong leader postpones annual policy address until after Beijing talks
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has postponed her annual policy address scheduled for Wednesday in order to go to Beijing for talks on how the central government can help wi...
Oct 11, 2020
Exclusive: Mitsui & Co to sell all stakes in coal-fired power plants by 2030 – CEO
By Yuka Obayashi and Noriyuki Hirata TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co Ltd plans to sell its remaining stakes in coal-fired power stations by the end of the decade as it shifts to g...
Oct 11, 2020
New Zealand signs deal with Pfizer, BioNTech for COVID-19 vaccine
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The New Zealand government signed a deal on Monday to buy 1.5 million COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc and Germany's BioNTech, with delivery potentially as early as the first quart...
Oct 11, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 2,467 to 325,331: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 2,467 to 325,331, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday. The reported ...
Oct 11, 2020
EU leaders to insist on tough enforcement powers in Brexit deal – FT
(Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron and other European Union leaders will this week insist on tough enforcement rules for any trade deal with the United Kingdom, warning that British Prime Mi...
Oct 11, 2020
Golf: Kim keeps Inbee at bay to claim maiden major title
(Reuters) - With a string of near-misses at the majors and Olympic champion Park In-bee breathing down her neck, it was a relieved Kim Sei-young who tapped in the winning putt to claim the KPMG Women'...
Oct 11, 2020
Falcons fire HC Quinn, GM Dimitroff after 0-5 start
The Atlanta Falcons fired head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Thomas Dimitroff on Sunday night, hours after the team lost at home 23-16 to Carolina for its first 0-5 start since 1997. Team presid...
Oct 11, 2020
