Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Aurobindo Pharma to make COVAXX’s potential COVID-19 vaccine for India, UNICEF
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Aurobindo Pharma Ltd said on Thursday it would make and sell U.S.-based COVAXX's COVID-19 vaccine candidate for supply in India and to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)...
Dec 23, 2020
Finding community at a COVID-19 quarantine centre in Myanmar
By Shoon Naing YANGON (Reuters) - In another world, I could have been checking into a hotel. Only instead of staff, two fellow COVID-19 patients welcomed me at the door, with a plastic box filled with...
Dec 23, 2020
‘Balloon boy’ parents pardoned by Colorado governor over 2009 hoax
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - The husband and wife who pleaded guilty to criminal charges for staging the 2009 "balloon boy" hoax, creating a global media sensation with a false report that thei...
Dec 23, 2020
U.S. cyber agency says SolarWinds hackers are ‘impacting’ state, local governments
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. cybersecurity agency said on Wednesday that a sprawling cyber espionage campaign made public earlier this month is affecting state and local governmen...
Dec 23, 2020
Trump gives awards to top aides for Arab-Israeli deals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump gave national security awards on Wednesday to several top advisers for their role in helping broker agreements aimed at normalizing relations between Isra...
Dec 23, 2020
Oil rises on U.S. inventory draw, Brexit deal hopes
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil extended gains on Thursday as a drawdown in U.S. stockpiles of crude and gasoline lifted demand hopes, while investors also cheered a potential Brexit trade deal...
Dec 23, 2020
Lawsuit challenges Trump’s lifting of roadless rule in Alaska’s Tongass forest
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A coalition of Alaska Native tribes and environmentalists filed suit on Wednesday challenging a new Trump administration policy that opens vast swaths of ...
Dec 23, 2020
China launches probe into Alibaba for suspected monopolistic behaviour
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has launched an investigation into Alibaba Group for suspected monopolistic behaviour, regulators said on Thursday. Regulators had previously warned the e-commerce g...
Dec 23, 2020
Singapore confirms first case of new coronavirus variant found in UK
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus variant found in the United Kingdom, the city-state said, while 11 others who were already in quarantine had returne...
Dec 23, 2020
Mexico records 11,653 new coronavirus cases, 816 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Wednesday reported 11,653 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 816 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 1,350,079...
Dec 23, 2020
