Category Archives: Syndicated
BioNTech wins $445 million German grant for COVID-19 vaccine
BERLIN (Reuters) - German biotech firm BioNTech said on Tuesday it had secured almost $450 million in government funding to speed up work on its COVID-19 vaccine candidate and expand its production ca...
Sep 15, 2020
Wisconsin’s Lost Over 250 Dairies in 2020 So Far
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection reported 266 dairy farms left the industry from January 1, 2020 to September 1, 2020. That’s a decline of 3.8%. For that s...
Sep 15, 2020
Thai cabinet approves long-stay tourist visas amid plans to reopen
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved visas of up to 270 days for long-stay tourists as the government prepares to reopen to foreign visitors from as early as next month to help s...
Sep 15, 2020
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia’s STC asks banks to pitch for subsidiary IPO: sources
By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Saeed Azhar DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Telecom Co (STC) has asked banks to pitch for roles in a potential public offering of its products and services development arm, three sourc...
Sep 15, 2020
Guinea-Bissau migration agency boss arrested for alleged cocaine trafficking
BISSAU (Reuters) - The head of Guinea-Bissau's migration agency has been arrested for suspected involvement in cocaine trafficking, the police said, becoming one of the most senior officials in the We...
Sep 15, 2020
Turkey’s arrest of lawyers draws international criticism
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish and international lawyers' groups have voiced concern over the arrest of dozens of lawyers, saying they had been doing their job when representing clients ...
Sep 15, 2020
West urges Saudi Arabia to release women activists, prosecute Khashoggi killers
GENEVA (Reuters) - Dozens of Western countries voiced concern on Tuesday at Saudi Arabia's continued detention of women activists and called for those behind the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi ...
Sep 15, 2020
WHO praises AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial pause
GENEVA (Reuters) - A World Health Organization official on Tuesday said that the decision by AstraZeneca to pause global trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine after an unexplained illness sho...
Sep 15, 2020
Google faces grilling on ad business before U.S. Senate antitrust panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will be questioned about its ad business in a hearing on Tuesday, with a particular focus expected on whether it misused its dominance in online advertisin...
Sep 15, 2020
Taiwan conservationists say kicked out of global bird group in China row
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Taiwan conservation group said on Wednesday it had been kicked out of a British-based wild bird protection body after it had been asked and refused to sign a document stating it d...
Sep 15, 2020
