Author Archives: Syndicated Content
AstraZeneca CEO says now is the time for taking COVID vaccine risk
LONDON (Reuters) - The head of British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said now was the time to take risks by betting on a COVID-19 vaccine and he should know by June or July whether one from its U...
Apr 30, 2020
China opposes U.S. abusing export control measures
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is strongly opposed to the United States abusing export control measures, which would hurt the interests of U.S. firms more, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday. T...
Apr 30, 2020
Nokia says won share of China Unicom 5G core network order
(Reuters) - Nokia has won a share of China Unicom's 5G core network order alongside with Huawei and ZTE, Nokia's Chief Executive Rajeev Suri told Reuters in an interview, citing information published ...
Apr 30, 2020
China to tighten rules to stop movies from premiering online: sources
By Pei Li HONG KONG (Reuters) - While cinemas shuttered in China during the coronavirus epidemic are waiting for the all clear to reopen, regulators are planning to protect their business by enforcing...
Apr 30, 2020
China commerce ministry says unaware of any North Korea delegation visit
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry spokesman Gao Feng said on Thursday he was unaware of any North Korean economic delegation visiting China this week. Two people with direct knowledge of t...
Apr 30, 2020
Russia’s coronavirus case tally passes 100,000 with record daily rise
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday reported 7,099 new cases of the novel coronavirus, a record daily rise, bringing its nationwide tally to 106,498. The official nationwide death toll rose to 1,073...
Apr 30, 2020
On this day: Died May 1, 1994: Ayrton Senna, triple F1 champion
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - A brass plaque on a grassy circle in Sao Paulo's Morumbi cemetery marks the last resting place of a man revered by many as Formula One's greatest driver. "Nada pode ...
Apr 30, 2020
New father Johnson holds cabinet meeting amid questions over UK’s coronavirus response
By Michael Holden and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - A day after his fiancee gave birth, Prime Minister Boris Johnson leads a meeting of his top ministers on Thursday to discuss how to ease Britain's ...
Apr 30, 2020
Singapore reports 528 new coronavirus cases, taking total to 16,169
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore confirmed 528 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, its Health Hinistry said, taking the city-state's total cases to 16,169. (Reporting by Aradhana Aravindan; Editing by A...
Apr 30, 2020
On coronavirus ICU front line: A Thai nurse’s story
By Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) - At the end of every 12-hour shift working with critically ill coronavirus patients, Thai nurse Suparvadee Tantrarattanapong has to disinfect herself before goin...
Apr 30, 2020
