Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Moderna expects to make 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidate by 2020 end
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Friday it expects to produce 20 million doses of its experimental coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year. The company continues to expect to make 500 million to 1 b...
Sep 18, 2020
Monfils subjected to racist abuse online after early exit in Rome
(Reuters) - France's Gael Monfils revealed on Friday that he had been racially abused on Instagram following his early exit at the Italian Open in Rome. Fifth seed Monfils, who had received a bye into...
Sep 18, 2020
New Jersey governor signs law aimed at protecting poor from pollution
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) - A landmark environmental justice bill stalled for over a decade became law in New Jersey on Friday. Signed by Democratic Governor Phil Murphy, the legislation seeks to cur...
Sep 18, 2020
Turkey’s Halkbank urges dismissal of Iran sanctions criminal case in U.S.
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Halkbank on Friday urged a judge to dismiss a U.S. indictment accusing the state-owned Turkish lender of helping Iran evade American sanctions, even as it seek...
Sep 18, 2020
Vehicle intercepted breaching U.S. ambassador’s residence in Moscow, spokeswoman says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian national in a vehicle breached the perimeter of the U.S. Ambassador's residence in Moscow on Friday, an embassy spokeswoman said in a statement, adding that he was interce...
Sep 18, 2020
Eye-watering problem: Indian optician’s claim threatens nation’s banks
By Aftab Ahmed and Nupur Anand AGRA, India (Reuters) - When business evaporated at Gajendra Sharma's eyeglass shop a couple of miles from the Taj Mahal during India's strict COVID-19 lockdown, he was ...
Sep 18, 2020
European cities announce new restrictions as COVID-19 cases soar
By Guy Faulconbridge and Ingrid Melander LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) - European nations from Denmark in the north to Greece in the south announced new restrictions on Friday to curb surging coronavirus in...
Sep 18, 2020
Bullard: Loose central banks, big deficits could produce inflation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The combination of loose credit encouraged by central banks, big government deficits, and supply bottlenecks sparked by the pandemic, could push inflation higher than many expec...
Sep 18, 2020
Amal Clooney quits UK envoy role over international law breach: Guardian
LONDON (Reuters) - Amal Clooney, the human rights lawyer who is married to actor George Clooney, has quit as the UK's special envoy on media freedom in protest at the country's intention to breach int...
Sep 18, 2020
France moves to freeze plans for environmental tax on airlines
PARIS (Reuters) - France is preparing to put plans for new environmental taxes on the airline sector on hold, officials said on Friday, despite a government push to speed up moves towards a greener ec...
Sep 18, 2020
