Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: ‘We’re confident’ – Russia to share legal risks of COVID-19 vaccine
By Polina Ivanova and Anthony Boadle MOSCOW/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Russia is so confident in its COVID-19 vaccine that it will shoulder some of the legal liability should anything go wrong, rather than ...
Sep 22, 2020
Unwanted delivery: Rappi spawns black market in worker accounts
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - As Rappi has grown in Latin America, particularly in its home country of Colombia, so too has a shadow market for the all-purpose delivery firm's worker profiles. ...
Sep 22, 2020
Meet the woman driving a motorbike taxi in eastern Congo
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Wearing leather leggings under her dress, Imelda Mbambu weaves her motorcycle taxi through the city of Beni in north east Congo, a handbag slung across h...
Sep 22, 2020
German economy to shrink by 5.2% this year, grow by 5.1% next year – Ifo
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Ifo institute on Tuesday said Europe's largest economy would likely shrink by 5.2% this year, raising its previous estimate for a 6.7% drop, in the latest sign the damage ...
Sep 22, 2020
UK banks must do more to fight dirty money, says BoE’s Woods
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's banks need to do more to fight dirty money or risk facing more severe fines, Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods said on Tuesday. "If the banks get this wrong, then ...
Sep 22, 2020
BoE’s Bailey says worsening COVID trend reinforces downside risks
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Tuesday that escalating COVID-19 cases in Britain reinforced the downside risks in its latest forecasts for the economy. He told a Bri...
Sep 22, 2020
EU drugs regulator in contact with 38 makers of potential COVID-19 vaccines
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency has been in contact since the beginning of September with 38 makers of potential COVID-19 vaccines, an official at the EU drugs regulator said on Tue...
Sep 22, 2020
Permira buys German specialty pharma group Neuraxpharm
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Buyout group Permira has agreed to buy German pharma group Neuraxpharm as it seeks to benefit from an expected surge in demand for the company's antidepressants, painkillers and ...
Sep 22, 2020
Chinese state-backed firm expects coronavirus vaccine approval for public use within months
BEIJING (Reuters) - State-backed vaccine maker China National Biotec Group (CNBG) is hopeful of two of its novel coronavirus vaccine candidates receiving conditional regulatory approval for general pu...
Sep 22, 2020
TikTok says removed over 104 million videos in first-half for violating guidelines
(Reuters) - ByteDance-owned video-streaming app TikTok said on Tuesday it removed over 104 million videos from its platform globally in the first half of the year for violating guidelines or terms of ...
Sep 22, 2020
