Author Archives: Syndicated Content
European medicines regulator to review Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Europe's medicines regulator will on Monday assess the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by U.S. company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, with a green light to put Europe...
Dec 20, 2020
Tesla’s Elon Musk asks about converting ‘large transactions’ to bitcoin
By Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) - Elon Musk on Sunday asked about the possibility of converting "large transactions" of Tesla Inc's balance sheet into bitcoin, according to a Twitter exchange between Musk...
Dec 20, 2020
McConnell says deal reached on $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday an agreement had been reached by congressional leaders of both parties on a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 r...
Dec 20, 2020
Flights cancelled, holidays in disarray as Sydney battles pre-Christmas COVID-19 outbreak
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Dozens of domestic flights due to leave Sydney were cancelled on Monday and authorities issued more health alerts across the city, as Australia battled to contain a fresh COVID-19 o...
Dec 20, 2020
UK to expedite drug trials post-Brexit -FT
(Reuters) - Drugmakers will be offered fast-tracked approvals for innovative medicines in the UK, in an effort to attract investments from life sciences companies post-Brexit, the Financial Times http...
Dec 20, 2020
NHL-League, union approve plan to start shortened season in January
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League and union representing its players said on Sunday they formally agreed to launch a shortened season in mid-January that will conclude in July and allow for a ret...
Dec 20, 2020
Qatar approves Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine emergency use -QNA news agency
CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar's Ministry of Public Health approved on Sunday the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, Qatar state news agency QNA reported on Twitter. Qatar is due to rece...
Dec 20, 2020
Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce partnership with food charity
(Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced Sunday that their new charity has partnered with the World Central Kitchen and its celebrity chef to feed the hungry in disaster-stricken...
Dec 20, 2020
Trump campaign will again ask U.S. high court to upend election results
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's campaign said on Sunday it would again ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn results from the Nov. 3 election, its latest long-shot effort to subvert...
Dec 20, 2020
Golf: Tiger and son Charlie finish five shots back in Orlando
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods has enjoyed a dominant golfing career but added a new memory after he and 11-year-old son Charlie finished five shots back of world number three Justin Thomas and his father du...
Dec 20, 2020
