Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis: Can first COVID-19 vaccines bring herd immunity? Experts have doubts
By Ludwig Burger and Kate Kelland FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Governments and officials are voicing hopes that COVID-19 vaccines could bring "herd immunity", with some calculating that immunising jus...
Nov 18, 2020
WMU and CMU clash again on the field field in Mt. Pleasant tonight
MT. PLEASANT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – In a battle of undefeated teams, the Western Michigan University football team travels to Mt. Pleasant for the annual Battle for the Cannon clash with in-state ri...
Nov 18, 2020
Ericsson takes issue with Swedish ban on Huawei: FT
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson's CEO said Sweden's decision to ban China's Huawei from its 5G telecoms networks restricts free competition and trade, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Swedish...
Nov 18, 2020
Malaysia in deal with China for COVID-19 vaccine development
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia said on Wednesday it has signed an agreement with China to cooperate on the development of a safe and efficacious vaccine, as part of efforts to combat the COVID-19 p...
Nov 18, 2020
As Pompeo visits ex-Soviet Georgia, thousands protest over election results
By Margarita Antidze TBILISI (Reuters) - Thousands of Georgians unhappy over the way a recent parliamentary election was held took to the streets of the capital Tbilisi on Wednesday as U.S. Secretary ...
Nov 18, 2020
Global daily coronavirus deaths cross record of 10,733 single-day deaths – Reuters tally
By Kavya B and Anurag Maan (Reuters) - The number of reported global daily deaths from the coronavirus stood at 10,816 on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, the highest single-day death count as t...
Nov 18, 2020
Bitcoin breaks $18,000 as rally powers on
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin on Wednesday broke through $18,000 to hit a new year-to-date peak as its blistering 2020 rally powered on. It was last up 3% at $18,175, its highest since Dec. 2017. (Report...
Nov 18, 2020
Rate cut bets melt as vaccines boost economy hopes
By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) - Expectations of interest rate cuts in some of the world's biggest economies have melted within the space of a month on hopes a successful coronavirus vaccine wi...
Nov 18, 2020
Volkswagen welcomes German government’s scheme to support low-emission cars
HAMBURG/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen on Wednesday said the German government's 3 billion euro ($3.57 billion) scheme to support low-emission cars sent a strong signal Berlin would help lift the co...
Nov 18, 2020
Taiwan to shut down China-friendly tycoon’s news channel
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan refused on Wednesday to renew the license of a news channel widely seen as pro-China, effectively shutting it down, citing evidence of interference from a Beijing-friendly ty...
Nov 18, 2020
