Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russian state employees describe pressure to join vaccine trials
By Polina Ivanova, Rinat Sagdiev, Gleb Stolyarov and Kate Kelland MOSCOW (Reuters) - In late September, Moscow municipal official Sergei Martyanov sent a series of text messages to his subordinates: "...
Dec 04, 2020
Canadian dollar forecasts shift higher as Ottawa pads economic support: Reuters poll
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - The outlook for the Canadian dollar has improved on expectations the currency will benefit from domestic economic stimulus and the rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine, a ...
Dec 04, 2020
China’s Clover says its COVID-19 vaccines trigger ‘strong immune responses’ in early trial
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two coronavirus vaccine candidates developed by China's Clover Biopharmaceuticals triggered strong immune responses in an early-stage human trial and appeared to be safe, the compa...
Dec 04, 2020
EU will launch Recovery Fund regardless of vetoes if necessary: Gentiloni
ROME (Reuters) - The European Union will push on with its 1.8 trillion euro ($2.14 trillion) financial package to revive the bloc's COVID-hit economy even if Hungary and Poland continue to try to veto...
Dec 04, 2020
Protests break out in captured Ethiopian city, says Tigrayan leader
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The leader of Ethiopia's rebellious Tigrayan forces said on Friday that protests were breaking out in the regional capital which fell to federal troops days ago in their month-...
Dec 04, 2020
Stocks enjoy record inflows as gold loses lustre on vaccine trade: BofA
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors stepped up their buying of riskier assets such as stocks last week while pulling money out of safe-haven gold, BofA said on Friday, as major vaccine breakthroughs extended...
Dec 04, 2020
U.N. rights boss Bachelet calls on Belarus to release protesters
GENEVA (Reuters) - The top U.N. human rights official Michelle Bachelet called on Belarus on Friday to release all people unlawfully arrested in post-election protests and investigate some 2,000 compl...
Dec 04, 2020
Qatar foreign minister says there has been movement on resolving Gulf dispute
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's foreign minister said on Friday that there has been movement on resolving a bitter diplomatic dispute among the Gulf countries but that he could not predict whether a breakth...
Dec 04, 2020
Blast rocks South African oil refinery, seven injured
By Rogan Ward and Wendell Roelf DURBAN (Reuters) - An explosion rocked South Africa's second-largest crude oil refinery in Durban on Friday injuring seven people, local emergency services said. Engen,...
Dec 04, 2020
Hungary reports record 189 daily COVID-19 deaths
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary reported 189 new COVID-19 deaths on Friday, the highest daily toll since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total death toll to 5,513. Infections rose by ...
Dec 04, 2020
