Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India’s Modi says government committed to farmers’ welfare
By Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured farmers on Saturday that reforms in the agrarian sector were aimed at helping them as thousands of farmers contin...
Dec 12, 2020
Indian state approves financial incentives for Samsung display factory
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Friday said it will give financial incentives to South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co to set up a 48.25 billion rupee ($654.36 million)...
Dec 12, 2020
U.S. gaming platform Roblox to delay IPO until next year
(Reuters) - U.S. gaming platform Roblox Corp has decided to delay its planned IPO to next year due to SEC disclosure delays, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. The San Mateo, Cal...
Dec 12, 2020
Iran executes dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam – Nour news
(Reuters) - Iranian dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, who was convicted of fomenting violence during the 2017 anti-government protests, was executed on Saturday, Iran's semi-official Nour news agency...
Dec 12, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 28,438: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 28,438 to 1,300,516, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The repo...
Dec 11, 2020
With U.S. now in hand, BioNTech CEO looks for more vaccine production
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - The chief executive of Germany's BioNTech SE said the biggest challenge facing it and partner Pfizer Inc now that their COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for use in ...
Dec 11, 2020
What’s next for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine after UK rollout
(Reuters) - Britain began the mass-vaccination of its population against COVID-19 on Tuesday, becoming the first Western nation to do so in a global endeavour that poses one of the biggest logistical ...
Dec 11, 2020
Explainer: U.S. has authorized the first COVID-19 vaccine – when will I get it?
By Rebecca Spalding (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE , making it available for emergency use to patients ...
Dec 11, 2020
South Korea issues temporary nationwide standstill order to contain bird flu
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's agriculture ministry issued a temporary nationwide standstill order for poultry farms and related transport on Saturday in a bid to contain a wider spread of highly pat...
Dec 11, 2020
U.S. FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use -NY Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, the New York Times reported, citing two people with knowledge of the ...
Dec 11, 2020
