FILE PHOTO: Amazon Prime Now delivery bags are seen in this illustration photo July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo October 13, 2020 (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc <AMZN.O> on Tuesday began 48 hours of promotions as part of “Prime Day,” a closely watched marketing event the company had postponed due to […]
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Aimmune shareholders accept $2 billion Nestle tender offer
October 13, 2020 ZURICH (Reuters) – Aimmune Therapeutics Inc <AIMT.O> shareholders have backed Nestle’s <NESN.S> $2 billion offer to gain full ownership of the first U.S.-approved peanut allergy treatment, which has struggled with a slow launch due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Including shares it already held, Nestle controlled around 84% […]
China, ASEAN should prevent “external disruption” in South China Sea: Wang Yi
October 13, 2020 KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The Chinese government’s top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, said on Tuesday that Beijing and members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) should work together to remove “external disruption” in the South China Sea. Wang, who is on a visit […]
China’s imports, exports surge as global economy reopens
FILE PHOTO: Cranes and containers are seen at the Yantian port in Shenzhen, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Guangdong province, China May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Martin Pollard October 13, 2020 By Gabriel Crossley and Stella Qiu BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s imports grew at their fastest pace this year in […]
More than 10 million early votes in U.S. presidential election: study
October 13, 2020 By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – U.S. voters have cast more than 10 million votes for the Nov. 3 presidential election, significantly outpacing the early vote in 2016 and suggesting a large turnout, according to data compiled by the U.S. Elections Project. The surge in […]
Explainer: Why New Zealand’s MMP electoral system usually provides a close race
October 13, 2020 (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to return to power in this week’s general election, but the country’s German-style Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) system allows room for some surprises. The system requires a party, or an alliance of parties, to win 61 of […]
Asian shares defy Wall St. gains as China rally cools
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, are reflected on a screen showing Nikkei index, outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha October 13, 2020 By Scott Murdoch and Suzanne Barlyn HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian shares slipped on […]
Oil prices steady amid return of supply, while COVID-19 lockdowns tighten
October 13, 2020 By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices were steady in early trade on Tuesday, sitting on losses of nearly 3% from the previous session after supplies began to resume in Norway and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Libya resumed production at its largest oilfield. The […]
J&J pauses COVID-19 vaccine trials due to unexplained illness in participant
October 13, 2020 (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson <JNJ.N> said on Monday it had temporarily paused its COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials due to an unexplained illness in a study participant, delaying one of the highest profile efforts to contain the global pandemic. The participant’s illness is being reviewed and […]
Trump says in return to campaign trail that he feels ‘powerful’ after COVID recovery
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, his first since being treated for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Orlando Sanford International Airport in Sanford, Florida, U.S., October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst October 13, 2020 By Steve Holland SANFORD, Fla. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump returned to the campaign […]