Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
BioNTech to price vaccine below market rates, differentiate between regions
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - BioNTech, first in the race to produce evidence of a working COVID-19 vaccine, is planning to price the two-shot regimen below "typical market rates" and would differentiate pric...
Nov 10, 2020
EU to announce formal antitrust charges against Amazon: source
(Reuters) - The European Commission is expected to file formal antitrust charges against Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday over its dual role as a marketplace for merchants and as a retailer competing to sell...
Nov 10, 2020
PLO’s Saeb Erekat dies after contracting COVID-19, Fatah official says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Saeb Erekat, a prominent Palestinian spokesman for decades, died on Tuesday after contracting COVID-19, a senior member of his Fatah party said. He was 65. Chief negotiator in U....
Nov 10, 2020
Taliban call on Biden to stick to U.S. troop withdrawal deal
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's insurgent Taliban on Tuesday called on the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to stick to the February agreement to withdraw U.S. troops. The Uni...
Nov 10, 2020
U.S. renewable fuels legislation could garner bipartisan support under Biden
By Stephanie Kelly and Laura Sanicola NEW YORK, (Reuters) - Renewable fuels are a niche market for now, but with Democratic President-Elect Joe Biden set to enter office with a divided Congress, legis...
Nov 10, 2020
U.S. to see more Chinese listings as Biden will make art of deal easier, advisors say
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese companies' stock market listings in the United States reached a six-year high in 2020 and advisors expect the trend to accelerate in the year ahead in ex...
Nov 10, 2020
Analysis: Vaccine news may weaken need for U.S. stimulus, but help still needed – investors
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - An apparent breakthrough in a coronavirus vaccine weakens the case for another large U.S. fiscal stimulus bill, but relief is still needed for struggling business...
Nov 10, 2020
Trump mounts legal assault as Barr authorizes probes of vote irregularities
By Steve Holland and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will push ahead on Tuesday with legal challenges to the results of last week's election after U.S. Attor...
Nov 09, 2020
Microsoft launches next-generation Xbox gaming consoles amid pandemic-driven demand
By Supantha Mukherjee and Sam Nussey STOCKHOLM/TOKYO, (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Tuesday launched two models of its Xbox gaming console, seven years after the debut of the previous version, to capt...
Nov 09, 2020
Exclusive: Huawei to sell $15 billion Honor unit to Shenzhen government, Digital China, others – sources
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Huawei plans to sell budget-brand smartphone unit Honor in a 100 billion yuan ($15.2 billion) deal to a consortium led by handset distributor Digital China and the g...
Nov 09, 2020
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