Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Novavax starts late-stage trial of COVID-19 vaccine in United States
(Reuters) - Novavax Inc has begun a large late-stage study of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, the drug developer said on Monday, after delaying the trial twice due to issues in...
Dec 28, 2020
Russia finds conscript who alleged hazing guilty of fatal shooting spree
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Monday found a conscript guilty of murdering eight people at his base last year, but said his prison term for the spree, which he alleged was triggered by bullyin...
Dec 28, 2020
Ideanomics’s MEG to buy 2,000 customized BYD EVs for ride-hailing services
(Reuters) - Ideanomics Inc's Mobile Energy Global unit, which helps commercial fleet operators procure electric vehicles, said on Monday that it has signed a deal for the purchase of 2,000 EVs for rid...
Dec 28, 2020
Russia to test new COVID-19 antibody drug in new year
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will begin trials of an antibody treatment for COVID-19 patients next year, the head of the Moscow institute that developed the country's first vaccine against the new diseas...
Dec 28, 2020
Drive-through ballots – Israel’s solution to voting in a pandemic
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israelis who are sick with COVID-19 will be able to cast their ballots at drive-through polling stations that authorities hope will ensure a smooth election in March while minimi...
Dec 28, 2020
Some German districts will not use vaccine on cold chain issues
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Some German districts will not use the COVID-19 vaccine received over the weekend on the suspicion that the cold chain could have been interrupted during its delivery, a district...
Dec 28, 2020
U.S. screens 1.28 million people at U.S. airports
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said it screened 1.28 million passengers on Sunday at U.S. airports, the highest number since mid-March, when ...
Dec 28, 2020
Lebanon secures COVID-19 vaccines for 20% of its citizens – health minister
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon has secured about 2 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, which will cover 20% of the country's nationals, the health minister said on Monday. Hamad Hassan to...
Dec 28, 2020
Russia expels Bulgarian diplomat in tit-for-tat move
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry on Monday expelled a Bulgarian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move after the expulsion of a Russian diplomat by Sofia. The ministry said in a statement it had s...
Dec 28, 2020
Thailand imposes entertainment curbs in capital to thwart virus spread
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Orathai Sriring ilandBANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand announced its first coronavirus death in nearly two months and tightened restrictions on entertainment businesses in its c...
Dec 28, 2020
