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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Russia's Kuril Islands, GFZ says
Dec 27 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Russia's Kuril Islands on Friday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.The quake was at a depth of 145 km (90.1 miles), GFZ said. (Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in BengaluruEditing by David Goodman) ((Gnaneshwar.Rajan@thomsonr...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
UPDATE 1-BioNTech enters settlement with US agency, UPenn over COVID vaccine royalties
Adds details in paragraphs 2 and 4, background on UPenn case and NIH in paragraphs 3 and 5Dec 27 (Reuters) - BioNTech 22UAy.DE has entered into two separate settlement agreements with the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the University of Pennyslvania over the payment of royalties related to i...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
BioNTech, US agency enter into settlement agreement over COVID vaccine royalties
Dec 27 (Reuters) - BioNTech 22UAy.DE said on Friday that it had entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. National Institutes of Health over the payment of royalties and other amounts related to its COVID-19 vaccine.The German company said it would pay $791.5 million to the U.S. agency as pa...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Dec 27 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1200 GMT on Friday:** UnitedHealth UNH.N and Amedisys AMED.O have agreed to extend the deadline to close their $3.3 billion merger agreement to next year, a regulatory filing showed on Friday. nL4N3NS0JO** Ja...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
RPT-Taiwan's science ministry warns spending cuts could hit chips, AI funding
Repeats to more subscribersBy Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s science ministry warned on Friday that funding for areas such as semiconductors, AI and aerospace could be reduced by T$20 billion ($609.11 million) for next year after opposition parties passed laws requiring cuts to e...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
BRIEF-Radcom Entered Into Multi-Year, Low Eight-Figures, U.S. Dollars Agreement With An Existing North American Customer
Dec 27 (Reuters) - Radcom Ltd RDCM.O:RADCOM: ENTERED INTO MULTI-YEAR, LOW EIGHT-FIGURES, U.S. DOLLARS AGREEMENT WITH AN EXISTING NORTH AMERICAN CUSTOMERSource text: [ID:n0001213900-24-112837]Further company coverage: RDCM.O ((Reuters.Brief@thomsonreuters.com;))Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
BRIEF-Cargojet Redeems Outstanding 5.75% Senior Unsecured Hybrid Debentures Due April 30, 2025
Cargojet Inc CJT.TO:CARGOJET REDEEMS OUTSTANDING 5.75% SENIOR UNSECURED HYBRID DEBENTURES DUE APRIL 30, 2025CARGOJET INC: REDEEMED $115MLN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OUTSTANDING ON ITS 5.75% SENIOR UNSECURED HYBRID DEBENTURES DUE APRIL 30Source text: ID:nCNWT1DpcaFurther company coverage: CJT.TOReuters
Fri, Dec 27
BRIEF-Lafayette Energy Corp Now Sees IPO Of Up To 2.5 Million - SEC Filing
LAFAYETTE ENERGY CORP NOW SEES IPO OF UP TO 2.5 MILLION - SEC FILINGLAFAYETTE ENERGY CORP.: HAVE APPLIED TO HAVE COMMON STOCK LISTED ON NYSE AMERICAN UNDER SYMBOL “LEC.”LAFAYETTE ENERGY CORP SAYS THINKEQUITY IS THE UNDERWRITER TO THE IPO - SEC FILINGSource text: [ID:n0001654954-24-015928]Further com...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
BRIEF-Amedisys Says Co, Unitedhealth Group Entered Into Waiver
Dec 27 (Reuters) - Amedisys Inc AMED.O:AMEDISYS: CO, UNITEDHEALTH GROUP ENTERED INTO WAIVERAMEDISYS: CO & UNITEDHEALTH GROUP WAIVED RIGHT TO TERMINATE MERGER AGREEMENT DUE TO FAILURE OF MERGER TO HAVE BEEN CONSUMMATED BY OUTSIDE DATEAMEDISYS: WAIVER INCLUDES THAT REGULATORY BREAK FEE UNDER DEAL TO B...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
BRIEF-Kronos Bio Inc - Enters Transition Agreement With Genentech
Kronos Bio Inc KRON.O:KRONOS BIO INC - ENTERS TRANSITION AGREEMENT WITH GENENTECHKRONOS BIO INC - TRANSITION AGREEMENT CANCELS COLLABORATION AND LICENSE AGREEMENTSource text: [ID:n0001741830-24-000072]Further company coverage: KRON.OReuters
Fri, Dec 27
Israeli forces raid north Gaza hospital, health ministry says contact with staff lost
Kamal Adwan hospital patients, others, told to evacuatePalestinian health ministry says contact with staff has been lostIsrael says it has taken steps to mitigate harm to civiliansSays 'terrorists' had been operating from inside the hospitalBy Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie CAIRO/JERUSALEM...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
BRIEF-Lytus Technologies Holdings Ptv Files For Mixed Shelf Of Up To $75 Mln-SEC Filing
Dec 27 (Reuters) - Lytus Technologies Holdings Ptv Ltd LYT.O:LYTUS TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS PTV LTD FILES FOR MIXED SHELF OF UP TO $75 MILLION - SEC FILINGSource text: [ID:]Further company coverage: LYT.O ((Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com))Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
UPDATE 1-Passenger on crashed plane says there was at least one loud bang before it went down
There was at least one loud bang - passengerI thought I was going to die - passenger Russian watchdog: flight diverted due to fog and drones Airline: cause of crash was 'external' interferenceAdds details on the crash, quotes, details from Russian aviation watchdogBy Gleb Stolyarov and Nailia Bagiro...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
Bund yields hit 5-1/2-week high, markets eye US rates, German politics
By Stefano Rebaudo Dec 27 (Reuters) - Euro area benchmark Bund yields hit their highest levels in more than five weeks in thin holiday trading on Friday, with investors watching moves in U.S. Treasuries.Yields were on track for a yearly rise as markets expect higher-for-longer interest rates on b...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
UPDATE 1-UnitedHealth, Amedisys extend deadline to close $3.3 bln deal
Adds background in paragraph 2, details in paragraphs 3-5Dec 27 (Reuters) - UnitedHealth UNH.N and Amedisys AMED.O have agreed to extend the deadline to close their $3.3 billion merger agreement to next year, a regulatory filing showed on Friday.The extension comes more than a month after the U.S. D...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
U.S. citizen jailed in Russia for 15 years leaked biotechnology secrets, FSB says
MOSCOW, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Eugene Spector, a U.S. citizen jailed for a total of 15 years this week after a Moscow court convicted him of espionage, was found guilty of passing biotechnology secrets to the United States, Russia's FSB security service said on Friday.Russian state news agencies reporte...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
Passenger on crashed plane says there was at least one loud bang before the crash
BAKU, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A passenger on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan told Reuters that there was at least one loud bang as it approached Grozny in southern Russia."I thought the plane was going to fall apart," Subhonkul Rakhimov, one of the passengers, told Reuters from h...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
Taiwan's science ministry warns spending cuts could hit chips, AI funding
By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s science ministry warned on Friday that funding for areas such as semiconductors, AI and aerospace could be reduced by T$20 billion ($609.11 million) for next year after opposition parties passed laws requiring cuts to economic and technology spen...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
