Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China’s Sinovac secures $500 million in funding for COVID-19 vaccine development
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Sinovac Biotech said on Monday that it had secured approximately $500 million in funding for COVID-19 vaccine development. In a statement on its website, the company said ...
Dec 06, 2020
Biden to pick Xavier Becerra to lead Health and Human Services: NY Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as his nominee for secretary of health and human services, the New York Times reported on Sunday,...
Dec 06, 2020
Melbourne welcomes first international flight in five months as COVID curbs ease
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-largest city welcomed its first international passenger flight in five months on Monday, an arrival that will test the state of Victoria's revamp...
Dec 06, 2020
Golf: Hovland birdies last hole to clinch Mayakoba win
(Reuters) - Viktor Hovland rolled in a nerve-jangling 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole to clinch victory at the Mayakoba Classic in rainy Playa del Carmen in Mexico on Sunday. Hovland, who needed...
Dec 06, 2020
Trail Blazers shut down facility after positive tests
The Portland Trail Blazers were supposed to open preseason training camp on Sunday. Instead, the franchise shut down the training facility due to positive COVID-19 tests within the organization. "Over...
Dec 06, 2020
Arms sales by China’s four biggest companies in the sector rose by 5% in 2019: SIPRI think tank
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Arms sales by China's four biggest companies in the sector rose by 4.8% in 2019 compared with 2018 to $56.7 billion, a leading conflict and armaments think-tank said on Monday. S...
Dec 06, 2020
China’s COVID-free ‘Hawaii’ chases local tourist dollar with a vengeance
By Stella Qiu and Ryan Woo SANYA, China (Reuters) - Millions of domestic tourists are descending on China's southernmost island province of Hainan, presenting a surreal contrast with grim hospital sce...
Dec 06, 2020
‘Leave Immediately’: Bushfire approaches township in Australia’s Fraser Island
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian authorities on Monday asked residents of a coastal township in the world heritage listed Fraser Island to "leave immediately" after a massive bushfire burning there since...
Dec 06, 2020
Federal agency finds no wrongdoing in Kodak loan: report
By Imani Moise (Reuters) - A federal agency found no wrongdoing concerning the stalled U.S. government loan to Eastman Kodak Co, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The inspector general for t...
Dec 06, 2020
Goldman mulls Florida base for asset management arm: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc is weighing plans for a new Florida base to house its asset management arm, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Goldman e...
Dec 06, 2020
