Author Archives: Syndicated Content
J&J COVID-19 vaccine is 72% effective in the U.S., and 66% overall in large trial
By Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson on Friday said its single-dose vaccine was 72% effective in preventing COVID-19 in the United States but a lower rate of 66% was observed globally in...
Jan 29, 2021
A Minute With: Gary Oldman on ‘Mank’, streaming and revisiting Smiley
By Lisa Keddie LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar winner Gary Oldman goes back to 1930s Hollywood in Netflix film "Mank", playing screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he pens "Citizen Kane". David Fincher, whos...
Jan 29, 2021
Small bomb goes off near Israeli embassy in New Delhi, no injuries: police
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A small blast near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi on Friday was caused by a "very low intensity improvised device" a police spokesman said, adding that there were no injuries. ...
Jan 29, 2021
Tractors to Delhi: How thousands of farmers marched on Indian capital
By Gurman Bhatia and Anand Katakam NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Thousands of farmers overwhelmed police in central Delhi on Jan. 26, India's Republic Day, eventually storming the city's historic Red Fort. An...
Jan 29, 2021
Mexico in 2020 suffers worst slump since Great Depression
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's economy last year suffered its biggest annual contraction since the 1930s due to the pandemic, though it recovered stronger than expected in the final quarter, prelimi...
Jan 29, 2021
India’s vaccination platform readied to handle 10 million shots daily: official
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The digital platform anchoring India's massive COVID-19 vaccination drive will be able to handle up to 10 million shots daily to meet the co...
Jan 29, 2021
British watchdog probing Uber-Autocab deal over competition concerns
(Reuters) - A British competition watchdog said on Friday it was probing whether Uber's takeover of UK tech firm Autocab, a provider of taxi booking and dispatch software, would substantially reduce c...
Jan 29, 2021
Tired and upset: a lament for Portugal’s long lockdown
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's extension of a nationwide lockdown this week in the face of spiking COVID-19 infections was no surprise to Marco, 43, who had to shut his Lisbon fitness studio earlier th...
Jan 29, 2021
U.S. FDA extends review period on Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug
(Reuters) - Biogen Inc and partner Eisai Co Ltd said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended the review period by three months for aducanumab, its experimental treatment for Alzhe...
Jan 29, 2021
Futures drop as short squeeze worries resurface
By Devik Jain and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday as worries of a short squeeze resurfaced after an army of amateur investors trading in GameStop and other hot sto...
Jan 29, 2021
