Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU hits 19 Venezuelans with sanctions over December election
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on 19 senior Venezuelan officials, lawmakers and members of the security forces in response to December's legislativ...
Feb 22, 2021
Indian vaccine makers say can quickly adapt to tackle variants
By Krishna N. Das and Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian pharmaceutical companies Bharat Biotech and Biological E. Ltd said on Monday they could quickly rework their COVID-19 vaccine products to ...
Feb 22, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court revives Texas inmate's lawsuit over pepper spray incident
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday revived a civil rights lawsuit filed by a convicted murderer in Texas against a prison guard accused of using pepper spray against him in a...
Feb 22, 2021
South African corruption inquiry wants Zuma jailed for two years after no-show
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African inquiry into corruption during Jacob Zuma's time in power is seeking the former president's imprisonment for two years, after he defied a summons and court ord...
Feb 22, 2021
Estonian tech firm says wearable air purifier can kill virus with UV light
By Tarmo Virki TALLINN (Reuters) - Estonian tech company Respiray on Monday launched a wearable air purifier it says can kill more than 99% of viruses and bacteria in the air inhaled by the wearer usi...
Feb 22, 2021
Teachers may play role in in-school COVID-19 transmission: U.S. CDC
(Reuters) - Teachers may play an important role in the transmission of COVID-19 within schools, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday, citing a study conducted in el...
Feb 22, 2021
Khamenei says Iran may enrich uranium to 60% purity if needed
DUBAI (Reuters) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday Iran might enrich uranium up to 60% purity if the country needed it and would never yield to U.S. pressure over its nuclear activ...
Feb 22, 2021
UK preparing for COVID-19 revaccination programme this year
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is preparing for a revaccination programme against COVID-19, likely to run later this year and consist of a single booster dose, the government said in its plan to end coron...
Feb 22, 2021
Broker IG pulls some of its riskier products after GameStop frenzy
(Reuters) - London-listed trading platform IG said on Monday it would withdraw a number of its riskier equities products after a frenzy of stock market bets by small U.S. investors earlier this year t...
Feb 22, 2021
UK gives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 17.7 million people
LONDON (Reuters) - A total of 17.7 million people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, official data released on Monday showed. Britain also reported a further 10,641 cases and 178 de...
Feb 22, 2021
