Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Moldova expects first COVID-19 vaccines under COVAX scheme in mid-February
By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova expects to receive the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines under the global COVAX scheme in mid-February, its health ministry said on Monday. The batch wil...
Feb 01, 2021
Hundreds gather in Tokyo to protest Myanmar military coup
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hundreds of Burmese protesters holding portraits of Aung San Suu Kyi gathered in Tokyo on Monday to protest against the detention of the country's leaders earlier in the day in a sud...
Feb 01, 2021
Global shares rally, retail surge drives silver higher
By Simon Jessop and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Global shares bounced and silver markets surged on Monday as retail investors expanded their social-media fuelled battle against Wall Street to...
Feb 01, 2021
Bayer agrees to help make CureVac’s COVID-19 vaccine
BERLIN (Reuters) - German pharmaceutical giant Bayer said on Monday it will help CureVac produce its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, the latest drugmaker to offer up manufacturing capacity as supplies ...
Feb 01, 2021
GameStop, AMC jump as retail trading frenzy builds
(Reuters) - Shares of videogame retailer GameStop and movie theater operator AMC Entertainment Holdings jumped 6.4% and 18.4%, respectively, in early pre-market trading on Monday. The moves build on a...
Feb 01, 2021
COVAX to send AstraZeneca shot to Latin America, some states to get Pfizer too
GENEVA (Reuters) - The COVAX global vaccine sharing scheme expects to deliver 35.3 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to 36 Caribbean and Latin American states from mid-February to the en...
Feb 01, 2021
For first time, Norway’s wealth fund ditches firms over tax transparency
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's $1.3 trillion wealth fund, the world's largest, has for the first time pulled investments from companies because of their tax policies, the fund's CEO told ...
Feb 01, 2021
Serena cruises in Yarra Valley Classic opener
(Reuters) - Serena Williams showed no signs of rust as she began her season with a comfortable 6-1 6-4 win over Daria Gavrilova in Melbourne on Monday to reach the Yarra Valley Classic round of 16. Th...
Feb 01, 2021
Euro zone factory recovery faltered in January but still strong: PMI
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone manufacturing growth remained resilient at the start of the year but the pace waned from December as renewed lockdown measures across the continent, alon...
Feb 01, 2021
Malaysia to receive first batch of Pfizer vaccines on Feb. 26 – report
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia is expected to receive the first batch of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines on Feb. 26, a senior health official said on Monday, according to a report by national newswire B...
Feb 01, 2021
