Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Roche ships supplies from Germany to plug UK tests shortfall
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugs and diagnostics group Roche is shipping supplies from Germany to help Britain's National Health Service (NHS) fill gaps caused by a logistics glitch at a Roche warehouse...
Oct 08, 2020
Russia recommends people stay at home this weekend due to coronavirus: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Health Ministry issued a recommendation on Thursday that Russians stay at home this weekend because of a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases, the RIA news agency reported. ...
Oct 08, 2020
No symptoms for 86% of lockdown COVID cases, UK study says
LONDON (Reuters) - People who were asymptomatic accounted for 86% of the people who tested positive for COVID-19 in a UK sample population during lockdown, a study showed on Thursday, meaning the curr...
Oct 08, 2020
Two U.S. Republican senators push back against more airline aid
By Tracy Rucinski and David Shepardson (Reuters) - Two U.S. Republican senators pushed back against proposals to provide cash grants for airlines, saying there are still unused federal loans for the s...
Oct 08, 2020
Swiatek powers past Podoroska to reach first Grand Slam final
PARIS (Reuters) - Polish teenager Iga Swiatek became the youngest player to reach the French Open women's final in 19 years, continuing her bulldozing run at Roland Garros with a 6-2 6-1 dismantling o...
Oct 08, 2020
Iga Swiatek v Nadia Podoroska: match stats
(Reuters) - Key statistics from Iga Swiatek's 6-2 6-1 victory over Nadia Podoroska in the semi-final of the French Open on Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding): Swiatek Podoroska Aces 0 0 Double f...
Oct 08, 2020
Paris hospitals move into emergency mode amid rise in COVID-19 patients
PARIS (Reuters) - Hospitals in the Paris region moved into emergency mode on Thursday, cancelling staff holidays and postponing non-essential operations, as coronavirus patients made up close to half ...
Oct 08, 2020
Enough doses of COVID-19 vaccine could be made for U.S. by March to April: HHS
(Reuters) - Enough doses of a coronavirus vaccine could be manufactured by March to April next year for every American who wants one, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Thursda...
Oct 08, 2020
Delivery app Instacart raises $200 million at $17.7 billion valuation
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Delivery startup Instacart on Thursday said it raised $200 million in its latest round, valuing the company at $17.7 billion as it cashes in on a surge i...
Oct 08, 2020
Exclusive: Virgin Hyperloop picks West Virginia to test high-speed transport system
By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Virgin Hyperloop has picked the U.S. state of West Virginia to host a $500 million certification center and test track for billionaire Richard Branson's super hi...
Oct 08, 2020
