Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Singapore approves COVID-19 test using saliva from inside throat
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has approved Advanced MedTech Holdings' COVID-19 kit for use in testing saliva from deep within the throat, the company said, as the country looks to ramp up testing to...
Dec 10, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 29,875: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 29,875 to 1,272,078, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday. The report...
Dec 10, 2020
Advisers to Mexican health regulator to review Pfizer vaccine on Friday
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An advisory committee for Mexican health regulator Cofepris will review Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine application on Friday, a health official said, as the country registered anoth...
Dec 10, 2020
Australian Uighur family reunited after leaving Xinjiang
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man from China's Muslim Uighur community was reunited with his family, including a three-year-old son he had never met, after Beijing agreed they cou...
Dec 10, 2020
Japan urges a “quiet” year-end, but to keep up tourism campaign
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government urged people on Friday to spend a "quiet" year-end after daily coronavirus infections hit a record, but said it would keep providing subsidies to promote tourism d...
Dec 10, 2020
Pop Mart shares jump 100% in Hong Kong IPO debut
By Scott Murdoch and Donny Kwok HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pop Mart shares opened 100% higher in its Hong Kong stock market debut on Friday after the Chinese toy maker raised $676 million in an initial pub...
Dec 10, 2020
Cuba announces first peso devaluation since revolution from January
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba said late on Thursday it would start its long-awaited monetary reform in January, eliminating its dual currency and labyrinthine multiple exchange rate system in ...
Dec 10, 2020
Where water turns to snow: South Korean ultra-cold warehouse prepares to store Pfizer’s vaccine
By Joyce Lee PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (Reuters) - Some of the rooms in Korea Superfreeze Inc's coldest warehouse are so frigid that a cup of warm water thrown into one will immediately turn into snow. ...
Dec 10, 2020
Factbox: When and which COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be available in Asia
(Reuters) - Trial data from Pfizer Inc with partner BioNTech SE, Moderna Inc and AstraZeneca Plc has shown their experimental vaccines are effective in preventing novel coronavirus infection. While re...
Dec 10, 2020
Kerr toughs it out at US Women’s Open
(Reuters) - Cristie Kerr had all but given up hope of playing in the U.S. Women's Open this week after a golf cart accident left her with dislocated ribs and in excruciating pain, but the two-time maj...
Dec 10, 2020
