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Merck ahead of Pfizer in EU talks on COVID-19 pills -EU source
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is negotiating with Merck & Co and Pfizer over possible contracts to supply their experimental COVID-19 drugs, an EU official told Reuter...
Nov 08, 2021
Georgia jury sees crime-scene photographs of Ahmaud Arbery’s body
By Jonathan Allen BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Reuters) - Jurors saw gory police photographs of the body of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, lying in the street of a southern Georgia neighborhood and the shotgun that k...
Nov 08, 2021
Blue Owl Capital hires ex-Blackstone executive Pillemer for stakes business
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Asset management firm Blue Owl, which specializes in buying stakes in alternative money managers and direct lending, is hiring an executive from Blackstone Gr...
Nov 08, 2021
U.S. offers $184 million to 158 aviation manufacturing firms
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department will announce on Monday it is offering an additional $184 million in payroll assistance to 158 more aviation manufacturing businesses...
Nov 08, 2021
Pfizer could seek broad clearance for COVID-19 vaccine boosters this week – Washington Post
(Reuters) - Pfizer and German partner BioNTech are expected to seek authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for people aged 18 and above as soon as this week, Washington Post reported on...
Nov 08, 2021
EU says face masks don’t pose health risks after report raises concerns
By Francesco Guarascio and Bart Biesemans BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU authorities say there is no conclusive evidence of a cancer risk from synthetic face masks and have urged people to keep wearing them ...
Nov 08, 2021
U.S. says worried about increase in attacks by ISIS-K in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is worried about the uptick in attacks by ISIS-K in Afghanistan and wants the Taliban to be successful against them, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanista...
Nov 08, 2021
Pakistan, local Taliban agree on a complete ceasefire – information minister
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's government has reached an agreement on a "complete ceasefire" with Taliban militants in the country, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Monday. He said author...
Nov 08, 2021
Deaths from Sierra Leone tanker blast rise to 115
FREETOWN (Reuters) - The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in Sierra Leone's capital on Friday has risen to 115, a health ministry spokesperson said on Monday. Local authorities previously said ...
Nov 08, 2021
Apparel shortages to drive bumper holiday sales for secondhand retailers
By Uday Sampath Kumar (Reuters) - Newly listed secondhand apparel retailers ThredUp and Poshmark are expected to forecast strong end-of-year sales as a shortage of new clothing at stores pushes shoppe...
Nov 08, 2021
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