Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia sees no changes to COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans after UK approval
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia expects no changes to the timeline for its COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans, Health Minister Greg Hunt said, after Britain approved Pfizer Inc's vaccine on Wednesday, the fi...
Dec 02, 2020
Chinese researchers quit U.S.; agents target Biden team: U.S. officials
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 1,000 Chinese researchers have left the United States amid a U.S. crackdown on alleged technology theft, top U.S. security officials said on Wednesda...
Dec 02, 2020
XPO Logistics plans to spin off warehousing business
(Reuters) - XPO Logistics Inc said on Wednesday it plans to spin off its warehousing and logistics business into a separate publicly traded company. The freight transportation and truck brokerage busi...
Dec 02, 2020
Former French President Giscard d’Estaing has died: Europe 1 radio
PARIS (Reuters) - Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing has died, France's Europe 1 radio reported on Wednesday. Giscard, who was 94 and was France's leader from 1974 to 1981, had recently ...
Dec 02, 2020
U.S. Congress passes bill that could delist Chinese stocks from U.S. markets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they adhere to U.S...
Dec 02, 2020
U.S. says U.N. COVID-19 meeting is stage for Chinese ‘propaganda’
By Andrea Shalal and Michelle Nichols WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday claimed a United Nations meeting of world leaders on the COVID-19 pandemic was being designed to al...
Dec 02, 2020
Buffett-backed Snowflake’s loss widens in first quarterly report post IPO
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett-backed data warehouse firm Snowflake Inc reported a bigger third-quarter loss on Wednesday, in its first quarterly results following a blockbuster market debut in September,...
Dec 02, 2020
Decathlete Rafer Johnson, ‘World’s Greatest Athlete’, dies at 86
(Reuters) - Rafer Johnson, who was crowned the world's greatest athlete after winning the decathlon gold medal at the 1960 Olympics and later helped tackle Robert F. Kennedy's assassin, died on Wednes...
Dec 02, 2020
U.S. military to keep two larger Afghan bases after drawdown to 2,500
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon has approved drawdown plans in Afghanistan that will still keep two larger bases in the country as officials carry out President Donald Trump's orde...
Dec 02, 2020
Lilly to supply 650,000 more doses of COVID-19 antibody drug to U.S. government
(Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co said on Wednesday the U.S. government has purchased 650,000 additional doses of its COVID-19 antibody drug for $812.5 million. The doses will be delivered through Jan. 31,...
Dec 02, 2020
