Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australian court suspends road work after Aboriginal tree chopped down
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian court suspended on Thursday work to expand a highway after officials cut down an ancient tree that Aboriginal people said was a sacred "directions tree". Transport ...
Oct 29, 2020
Activists urge ‘Big Pharma’ to be transparent on COVID-19 vaccine costs
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Activists called on pharmaceutical companies on Thursday to be transparent about the costs and terms of providing COVID-19 vaccines, saying they must be availab...
Oct 29, 2020
China’s Kangtai starts mid-stage trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products has begun a mid-stage human trial of its experimental coronavirus vaccine, clinical trial registry data shows. Kangtai's candidate is a...
Oct 29, 2020
Singapore firm invents coronavirus breathalyser with results in seconds
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A company in Singapore has developed a breathalyser test for the new coronavirus which it says will enable people to know whether they are infected in under a minute....
Oct 29, 2020
Elite sport to continue in France despite lockdown: minister
PARIS (Reuters) - Elite sport will continue in France despite a nationwide lockdown announced by President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, sports minister Roxana Maracineanu said. "The coming weeks will...
Oct 29, 2020
Exclusive: AirAsia X to revise $15.3 billion debt reform plan to expedite talks with creditors – sources
By Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's AirAsia X Bhd plans to drop a local airport operator from its $15.3 billion debt restructuring plan to expedite discussions with creditors as its cash is...
Oct 29, 2020
Credit Suisse profit slides as wealth management fees fall
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse on Thursday posted a steeper-than-expected slide in third-quarter profit, as a surge in investment banking failed to offset a slowdown in wea...
Oct 29, 2020
Merkel decries populists who say coronavirus is harmless
BERLIN (Reuters) - Populists who purport the coronavirus is harmless are dangerous and irresponsible, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, defending a circuit break lockdown announced on ...
Oct 29, 2020
Belarusian leader Lukashenko replaces his interior minister amid protests: Belta
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko replaced his interior minister on Thursday, the Belta state news agency reported, as he faces mass protests calling for him to leave power. It...
Oct 29, 2020
Fashion site unveils new and improved ‘Zozosuit 2’
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Online fashion retailer Zozo Inc on Thursday unveiled a successor to its "Zozosuit" body-measuring suit, one of a string of failed projects ahead of the exit of founder...
Oct 29, 2020
