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Betsy Cohen’s new SPAC aims to raise $220 million via U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by banking and fintech entrepreneur Betsy Cohen, said on Monday it plans to raise up to $220 million thro...
Nov 22, 2021
90% of U.S. federal employees have received at least one COVID-19 dose – officials
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is set to announce Monday that more than 90% of 3.5 million federal employees covered by a presidential COVID-19 vaccine mandate have receive...
Nov 22, 2021
World must bolster WHO and agree pandemic treaty, expert panel says
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) must be strengthened with more funding and greater ability to investigate pandemics through a new treaty, an independent pan...
Nov 22, 2021
Baidu in partnership with Sanofi to use its algorithm in mRNA vaccine, therapy development
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc said on Monday it has licensed its algorithm for messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence to Sanofi SA for use in designing vaccine and therapeutic products, ente...
Nov 22, 2021
Soccer-England manager Southgate signs new contract to 2024
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - England manager Gareth Southgate has ended any speculation about his future by signing a new contract through to the end of 2024, the Football Association (FA) anno...
Nov 22, 2021
U.S. Thanksgiving turkey costs fatten up after farmers slimmed down flocks
By Tom Polansek and Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Thanksgiving feasters are paying premium prices for turkeys this year, after more farmers were cautious with production, figuring a ...
Nov 22, 2021
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trial data shows long-term efficacy in adolescents
(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine provided strong long-term protection against the virus in a late-stage study conducted among adolescents aged 12 to 15 years. A two-dose serie...
Nov 22, 2021
Israel eyes setting up its own vaccine production facility
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel, which is totally dependent on imported vaccines, called on Monday for proposals for a locally-based vaccine production facility to provide itself with independent capabil...
Nov 22, 2021
Chile peso jumps as hard-right candidate Kast tops first election round
LONDON (Reuters) - Chile's peso surged on Monday after hard-right former congressman Jose Antonio Kast topped the first-round election, with the focus now shifting to composition of congress. Chile is...
Nov 22, 2021
Shifting Hodeidah frontlines push more Yemenis to flee homes
By Fawaz Salman AL-KHOKHA, Yemen (Reuters) - Hasan Jafar Hasan fled his home at night in a crowded truck after a sudden withdrawal of Yemeni forces under a Saudi-led coalition from around the port cit...
Nov 22, 2021
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