Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Countries turn to rapid antigen tests to contain second wave of COVID-19
By John Miller and Caroline Copley ZURICH/BERLIN (Reuters) - Countries straining to contain a second wave of COVID-19 are turning to faster, cheaper but less accurate tests to avoid the delays and sho...
Oct 13, 2020
Canadian province Alberta to cut up to 11,000 health jobs to save money
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Alberta, which has among the country's highest tallies of COVID-19 infections and is running one of its largest fiscal deficits, s...
Oct 13, 2020
Pfizer to enroll kids as young as 12 in COVID-19 vaccine study
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc will enroll participants as young as 12 in its large, late-stage COVID-19 vaccine trial to understand how it works in a wider age group. While severe COVID-19 symptoms are extre...
Oct 13, 2020
Eight nations sign U.S.-led Artemis moon agreements
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eight countries have signed an international pact for moon exploration called the Artemis Accords, NASA announced on Tuesday as the U.S. space agency tries to s...
Oct 13, 2020
JPMorgan sticks with plan to build giant New York headquarters
By David Henry and Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co is forging ahead with plans to build a mammoth new headquarters in New York, Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said on Tuesday, despi...
Oct 13, 2020
Netherlands PM: partial lockdown needed to slow coronavirus spread
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government announced a new round of measures to slow the spread of coronavirus on Tuesday, including limits on the size of social gatherings and a ban on the sale of al...
Oct 13, 2020
Key party in Malaysia’s ruling coalition mulls pulling out
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The biggest party in Malaysia's ruling coalition said it was considering pulling out, striking a blow to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in the midst of a challenge from oppos...
Oct 13, 2020
Danish filmmaker says he can share evidence on North Korea trying to skirt sanctions
COPENHAGEN/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Danish director of a new documentary that with hidden cameras shows apparent attempts to evade a U.N. ban on arms trading with North Korea said he is keen to share...
Oct 13, 2020
Kershaw scratched, Dodgers try to even NLCS vs. Braves
In an unfamiliar ballpark, with fans in the stands for the first time all season, the Atlanta Braves have figured out how to replicate their effort no matter the outside influences. It didn't even mat...
Oct 13, 2020
Lebanon’s Bassil criticises Hariri efforts to form government
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Christian politician Gebran Bassil criticised Sunni former prime minister Saad al-Hariri on Tuesday for putting himself forward to lead a government that would champion a F...
Oct 13, 2020
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