Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics: French committee head sees ‘difficult’ Games for non-vaccinated athletes
TOKYO (Reuters) - Athletes aiming to compete at this year's Tokyo Games without getting vaccinated against the coronavirus will face very tough conditions, the head of France's Olympic Committee (CNOS...
Jan 26, 2021
Brace for the unexpected after COVID-19, Refinitiv CEO Craig says
LONDON (Reuters) - Refinitiv CEO David Craig said on Tuesday that the COVID-19 pandemic had shown how fragile and complacent the world was so leaders should prepare for the unexpected by challenging t...
Jan 26, 2021
Russia’s RDIF: Sputnik V vaccine to be approved by 25 countries within weeks
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund, Kirill Dmitriev, said on Tuesday the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine would be approved for domestic use by 25 countries within the nex...
Jan 26, 2021
Britain confident of AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccine supplies – minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment Nadhim Zahawi said on Tuesday he was confident both AstraZeneca and Pfizer would honour their COVID-19 vaccine supply agreements with...
Jan 26, 2021
Don’t book any summer holidays yet, UK minister tells public
LONDON (Reuters) - The British public should not book any overseas summer holiday yet, the minister responsible for the country's COVID vaccination programme said on Tuesday. "Absolutely," Nadhim Zaha...
Jan 26, 2021
Twitter permanently suspends My Pillow CEO for election misinformation
By Bhargav Acharya (Reuters) - Twitter Inc has permanently suspended the account of My Pillow chief Mike Lindell for repeated violations of the company's policy on election misinformation, the social ...
Jan 26, 2021
Science Magazine confirms efficacy of PharmaMar’s Plitidepsin against COVID-19
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish pharmaceutical company PharmaMar said on Tuesday the peer review journal Science has published a paper that confirms its drug Plitidepsin has a "potent preclinical efficacy"...
Jan 26, 2021
UK jobless rate rises to highest since 2016
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's unemployment rate rose to 5.0%, its highest since early 2016, in the three months to November as the coronavirus pandemic continued to take its toll on the economy and the...
Jan 26, 2021
Japan telco SoftBank appoints CTO Miyakawa as CEO
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's third-largest telco SoftBank Corp said on Tuesday that Chief Technology Officer Junichi Miyakawa would become its chief executive effective April 1. The son of a buddhist pri...
Jan 26, 2021
Grindr faces $11.7 million fine in Norway for breach of data privacy
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Data Protection Authority said on Tuesday it plans to fine dating app Grindr 100 million Norwegian crowns ($11.7 million) for what the regulator said was illegal disclosure o...
Jan 26, 2021
