Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Korea Daewoong Pharma eyes Phase II trials of coronavirus drug, shares jump
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean drugmaker Daewoong Pharma said on Thursday it had sought regulatory approval for Phase II trials of its anti-parasite niclosamide drug to treat COVID-19 patients, sendin...
Dec 03, 2020
Los Angeles city issues remain-at-home order to all residents
(Reuters) - The mayor of the city of Los Angeles announced an emergency order late on Wednesday directing all residents within the city to remain in their homes effective immediately. Mayor Eric Garce...
Dec 03, 2020
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai in custody after fraud charge
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was denied bail on Thursday on a charge of fraud related to the lease of a building that houses his Apple...
Dec 03, 2020
India’s coronavirus infections below 40,000 for fourth day in a row
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's daily rise in coronavirus infections stayed below 40,000 for a fourth straight day, as 35,551 new cases took the tally to 9.53 millon, health ministry data showed on Thursda...
Dec 02, 2020
South Korea students sit college exam behind plastic barriers and in hospitals due to COVID-19
By Hyonhee Shin and Soohyun Mah SEOUL (Reuters) - Nearly half a million South Korean students nervously began a hyper-competitive university entrance exam on Thursday, with COVID-19 students taking th...
Dec 02, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 22,046: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 22,046 to 1,106,789, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday. The repo...
Dec 02, 2020
China orders inspections to prevent COVID spread via cold chain
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is carrying out sweeping inspections on food importers, supermarkets, e-commerce platforms and restaurants to prevent the spread of coronavirus through imported cold chain pr...
Dec 02, 2020
Australia approves tough new veto powers over foreign agreements amid China row
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's parliament on Thursday passed legislation giving the federal government power to veto any agreement struck with foreign states, a move likely to anger C...
Dec 02, 2020
Six missing, homes destroyed in Alaska after rain triggers landslides
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Six people were missing in Haines, Alaska, on Wednesday after record rains triggered landslides that destroyed four homes in the mountainous southeast, st...
Dec 02, 2020
Proxy firm Glass Lewis backs investor WaterMill’s board nominees at Ziopharm Oncology
(Reuters) - Proxy adviser Glass Lewis has urged Ziopharm Oncology Inc's shareholders to elect all three of investment firm WaterMill Asset Management Corp's proposed board members and vote to remove f...
Dec 02, 2020
