Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Korea reports 1,078 new coronavirus cases, highest since start of pandemic – KDCA
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 1,078 new coronavirus cases, the highest since the start of the pandemic, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Wednesday. The latest nu...
Dec 15, 2020
Sexism still rife in Hollywood despite #MeToo uproar, survey finds
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three years after the #MeToo scandal roiled Hollywood, causing dozens of powerful men to lose their jobs, two-thirds of women who took part in a survey of the entertainment bus...
Dec 15, 2020
U.S. government, Pfizer negotiating deal for more vaccine doses next year – NYT
(Reuters) - The United States government and Pfizer Inc are negotiating an agreement for more vaccine doses next year, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the situation...
Dec 15, 2020
Japan posts record run of export declines on soft U.S., China demand
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports fell in November, dashing expectations for an end to the two-year run of declines, largely due to weaker U.S.- and China-bound shipments and sugges...
Dec 15, 2020
Raiders lose Ruggs III to COVID-19 reserve list
At 7-6, the Las Vegas Raiders are very much on the AFC playoff bubble, and they're currently on the outside of the postseason structure looking in with three games remaining. Their run at a wild card ...
Dec 15, 2020
Peru says negotiations to secure Sinopharm vaccine ‘well advanced’
LIMA (Reuters) - Negotiations between Peru and China's Sinopharm to purchase COVID-19 vaccines are "well advanced," the government said on Tuesday, as the hard-hit Andean nation scrambles to lock down...
Dec 15, 2020
Mainland China reports 12 new COVID-19 cases vs 17 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 12 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 15, down from 17 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Wednesday. The National Health Commissi...
Dec 15, 2020
Costa Rica authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine – health ministry
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rican authorities on Tuesday authorized the use of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech, the health ministry said in a statement. The United States, Bri...
Dec 15, 2020
Britons oppose plan to relax COVID-19 rules for Christmas – survey
LONDON (Reuters) - More people in Britain oppose the government's plans to relax COVID-19 restrictions for five days around Christmas than support them, a poll published on Wednesday showed. Fifty per...
Dec 15, 2020
Texas hiring two law firms for Google probe team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Texas attorney general's office has named The Lanier Law Firm and the law firm Keller Lenkner to the litigation team that would face off against Alphabet's Google in an expe...
Dec 15, 2020
