International Companies
Pfizer coronavirus vaccine 100% effective on adolescents
Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine tests on teenagers ages 12 to 15 were 100% safe and effective.
Daimler to accelerate shift to electric vehicles
Daimler AG is pressing ahead with its structural realignment and accelerating its shift towards electric mobility with the aim of turning its full offering CO2-neutral as quickly as possible.
EU expects to receive 107m Covid-19 doses in Q1, 30m from Astrazeneca
The European Union expects to receive 107m doses of the coronavirus vaccine by the end of March, 30m of which will be of that developed by Anglo-Swedish firm AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford.
Bayer set to sell pest control unit for $2.4bn
German chemicals group Bayer is gearing up to sell its pest control unit Bayer Environmental Science in the summer of 2021 for as much as $2. 4bn, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
Google contributes €25m to EU media fund to fight fake news
Google announced on Wednesday that it has pledged €25m to the European Media & Information Fund over the next five years to help prevent the spread of misinformation.
Hitachi to buy GlobalLogic in $9.6bn deal
Hitachi has agreed to buy US digital engineering services company GlobalLogic in a $9. 6bn deal.