Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Q&A: Where are we in the COVID-19 vaccine race?
(Reuters) - Large global trials of several COVID-19 vaccine candidates involving tens of thousands of participants are well underway with some having gathered sufficient data to seek emergency use aut...
Nov 30, 2020
London police shut roads after suspect package found at skyscraper
LONDON (Reuters) -British police responded to a report of a suspect package at the Heron Tower on Monday, closing roads near to the skyscraper. "We have set up a 200 metre cordon around the building, ...
Nov 30, 2020
EV maker Lion Electric to go public through SPAC deal
(Reuters) - Electric-vehicle maker Lion Electric Co said on Monday it would go public through a merger with blank-check company Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. Lion Electric expects to receive abou...
Nov 30, 2020
Amazon, Apple stay away from new French initiative to set principles for Big Tech
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. tech giants Amazon and Apple have not signed up to a new French initiative to get global tech companies to publicly commit to principles including paying their fa...
Nov 30, 2020
Moderna to seek U.S., EU emergency authorization Monday after COVID-19 vaccine 94.1% effective
By Julie Steenhuysen and Michael Erman (Reuters) - Moderna Inc said it will apply for U.S. and European emergency authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine on Monday based on full results from a late-stag...
Nov 30, 2020
In ancient Italian monastery, monks defend a dying tradition
By Angelo Amante and Philip Pullella GROTTAFERRATA, Italy (Reuters) - In an ancient monastery behind huge medieval battlements in a hilltop town just south of Rome, 10 monks are striving to keep alive...
Nov 30, 2020
Lebanese students abroad fall prey to financial crisis at home
By Samia Nakhoul and Imad Creidi BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese medical student Lara Mustafa faces eviction from Russia and the end of her dream of becoming a doctor if her parents, hit by Lebanon's wors...
Nov 30, 2020
Turkey expected to tighten weekend COVID-19 measures -sources
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is expected to tighten its new weekend curfews in the face a record rise in coronavirus cases, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The move is expected after a...
Nov 30, 2020
Canadian indigenous deal with KXL oil pipeline took years, aims to unlock long-term wealth
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - TC Energy Corp's sale of a C$1 billion ($769 million) stake in Keystone XL (KXL) to a Canadian indigenous group is the result of over three years of pressu...
Nov 30, 2020
Democracy darkens: Hong Kong activists reel from Chinese moves
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Prince Wong was still in her mother's womb when the Chinese government reclaimed control over Hong Kong from the British in the summer of 1997. S...
Nov 30, 2020
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