Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada should be able to get out a COVID-19 vaccine to most by the end of next year: official
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada has signed several agreements for potential COVID-19 vaccines and should be able to get them out to a large part of the population by the end of next year, one of Canada's to...
Nov 17, 2020
Spain reports 435 new COVID-19 deaths, new infections slow down
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's death toll from the coronavirus rose by 435 to 41,688 on Tuesday - the steepest daily increase in the second wave of contagion - but new infections continued to slow, health...
Nov 17, 2020
Brazil receives first doses of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, says Butantan Institute
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Butantan Institute biomedical center this week received the first doses of China's Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19, its director, Dimas Covas, said on Tuesday, speaking ...
Nov 17, 2020
UAE crown prince, Israeli president exchange invitations for visits
CAIRO (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin exchanged invitations on Tuesday to visit their respective countries, UAE state news agency WA...
Nov 17, 2020
Iraqi PM discusses future of cooperation with the U.S.-led coalition with Pompeo
CAIRO (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi received a phone call from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday, in which they discussed the future of cooperation between Iraq and ...
Nov 17, 2020
SoftBank’s Son wants to deploy cash on public and private firms
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday he is sitting on about $80 billion in cash for investment opportunities and share buybacks, and vowed to sti...
Nov 17, 2020
Netanyahu had ‘warm’ talk with Biden, Israel leader’s office says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a "warm conversation" with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday, Netanyahu's office said, in a delayed and clear acknowledgement of Bid...
Nov 17, 2020
New York City holds off school closure as U.S. braces for virus-stricken winter
By Gabriella Borter and Anurag Maan NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City schools were set to remain open for at least another day despite a rising COVID-19 case count, the mayor said on Tuesday, as surg...
Nov 17, 2020
Therapeutic effect: Musical medic plays to cancer patient, 10, during surgery
ROME (Reuters) - During an operation to remove a double tumour in the spinal cord of a 10-year-old boy, doctors watching the brain activity of their patient saw a change when the music played on a pia...
Nov 17, 2020
U.S. congressman Cedric Richmond brings practical streak to Biden White House
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Cedric Richmond of Louisiana brings a decade of experience in the House of Representatives, including some outreach to Republicans, to Presi...
Nov 17, 2020
