Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain gives first dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain began inoculating its citizens with the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine against COVID-19 on Monday, giving the shot to Brian Pinker, an 82-year-old dialysis patient, at a hospita...
Jan 04, 2021
Singapore will consider relaxing curbs for vaccinated travellers -govt official
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will consider relaxing travel restrictions for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, the co-head of the government's virus taskforce said on Monday. The Sou...
Jan 04, 2021
Israel's defence minister favours buying one more F-35 squadron for now
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said on Monday that he wants the country to buy a third squadron of stealth F-35 warplanes from the United States for now while earmarking fu...
Jan 04, 2021
French regulator expects Moderna COVID vaccine to arrive this week
PARIS (Reuters) - Consignments of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine should arrive in France this week, Dominique Le Guludec, head of France's medical regulator, said on Monday. "I think that the Moderna v...
Jan 04, 2021
Ladbrokes owner Entain receives $11 billion takeover offer from MGM
(Reuters) -Ladbrokes owner Entain Plc said on Monday an $11 billion bid proposal from U.S. casino operator MGM Resorts significantly undervalued its business in the latest transatlantic move in a fast...
Jan 04, 2021
Thailand to receive first 200,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines in Feb
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will receive its first COVID-19 vaccines in February from China's Sinovac Biotech and will have the capacity to produce 200 million doses a year locally of the AstraZeneca...
Jan 04, 2021
Greek PM to reshuffle cabinet to make it more efficient
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to reshuffle his cabinet on Monday with the aim of increasing the effectiveness of the conservative government. His press office said...
Jan 04, 2021
UK's Hancock says COVID-19 vaccine roll-out limited by supply
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's plans to roll out COVID-19 vaccines across the population are limited by the ability of manufacturers to supply them while they build capacity, Health Secretary Matt Hanco...
Jan 04, 2021
Explainer-Why Indonesia is vaccinating its working population first, not elderly
By Stanley Widianto and Tabita Diela JAKARTA (Reuters) - As Indonesia prepares to begin mass inoculations against COVID-19, its plan to prioritise working age adults over the elderly, aiming to reach ...
Jan 04, 2021
Roll out of second vaccine a 'triumph of British science'- UK's Hancock
LONDON (Reuters) - The roll-out of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine from Monday was a "triumph of British science" that would be the only long-term way out of the pandemic, British H...
Jan 04, 2021
