Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine may get emergency nod 24-72 hrs after FDA panel meet – CEO
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine could get emergency use authorization within 24 to 72 hours after U.S. Food and Drug Administration's advisory committee meeting, Chief Executive Officer Stp...
Dec 02, 2020
Fire breaks out at Equinor industrial plant in Norway
OSLO (Reuters) - A fire broke out at Equinor's plant at Tjeldbergodden in Norway, the local fire service said on Wednesday. "We've had reports of a fire at the methanol plant at Tjeldbergodden, and in...
Dec 02, 2020
Teen banking app Step reaches for the stars to raise $50 million
By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - Teen banking app Step has raised $50 million (37.4 million pounds) from investors led by Coatue Management alongside celebrities such as singer Justin Timberlake, inf...
Dec 02, 2020
Uber, JetBlue join Amazon-backed Climate Pledge fund
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday that five companies, including Uber Technologies Inc and JetBlue Airways Corp, have joined its fund that invests in companies developing environmentally fr...
Dec 02, 2020
Intel’s Habana starts to chip away at Nvidia in cloud with AWS deal
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Intel Corp's Habana Labs business said on Wednesday it would take time to gain market share from Nvidia in cloud and data centre computing but its deal this week...
Dec 02, 2020
Pfizer-BioNTech seeks full marketing approval from UK for COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - Pfizer is seeking full marketing authorisation from Britain for its COVID-19 vaccine, an executive said on Wednesday as the U.S. drugmaker gears up to deliver by the weekend the fir...
Dec 02, 2020
Sweden, Finland to miss World Cup events over COVID fears
By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden and Finland have followed Norway's lead and pulled out of the upcoming World Cup events in Dresden, Germany and Davos, Switzerland over fears that the C...
Dec 02, 2020
The U.S. has spent billions stockpiling ventilators, but many won’t save critically ill COVID-19 patients
By Tom Bergin (Reuters) - With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across its shores earlier this year, the U.S. government in April announced orders for almost $3 billion of ventilators for a national sto...
Dec 02, 2020
Schumacher’s dream comes true as he takes first step on Formula One journey
By Abhishek Takle MANAMA (Reuters) - Mick Schumacher, son of seven-times world champion Michael, will ascend the first step on the ladder that could one day like his father lead him to Ferrari when he...
Dec 02, 2020
Ryanair close to new Boeing 737 MAX jetliner order: sources
PARIS (Reuters) - Ryanair is close to placing an order for dozens of additional Boeing 737 MAX jets in a commercial boost to the U.S. planemaker after regulators lifted a 20-month safety grounding, in...
Dec 02, 2020
