Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain to work with Germany's CureVac on vaccines against coronavirus variants
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Friday said it had agreed on a deal with German biotech firm CureVac to work to develop vaccines against coronavirus variants, placing an initial order for 50 million dos...
Feb 05, 2021
Judges, not voters, may decide on Scottish independence vote
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's top civil court dealt nationalists a blow on Friday by declining to rule that the Scottish parliament had the right to call an independence referendum w...
Feb 05, 2021
Vatican urges U.N. Security Council meeting on COVID vaccine access
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The charity arm of the Vatican and Roman Catholic Church urged the United Nations on Friday to hold a Security Council meeting to designate the equitable di...
Feb 05, 2021
Olympics: Athletes' association seeks comprehensive COVID-19 plan ahead of Games
(Reuters) - The World Players Association (WPA) on Friday called for a comprehensive and fully funded COVID-19 protection plan as opposed to mere statements from the organisers to safeguard the health...
Feb 05, 2021
Exclusive: Navalny affair no grounds to cancel Nord Stream pipeline, new German CDU chief says
By Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany should not drop support for the planned Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia over the crackdown on Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, as "feel-good moralising" is...
Feb 05, 2021
UK prosecutor loses battle against KBR over extra-territorial reach
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) acted unlawfully when it tried to compel U.S. engineering, procurement and construction company KBR Inc to hand over documents he...
Feb 05, 2021
Vietnam to access its first coronavirus vaccines in first quarter under COVAX
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam is expected to get access to the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines within the first quarter under the COVAX coronavirus vaccine sharing scheme, its government said on Friday. ...
Feb 05, 2021
Portugal's COVID-19 nightmare eases, but far from over
By Catarina Demony and Victoria Waldersee LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's devastating surge in coronavirus infections has finally slowed, to the relief of its overwhelmed health service - but for nurse ...
Feb 05, 2021
China's latest weapon against Taiwan: the sand dredger
By Yimou Lee ON BOARD THE TAIWAN COAST GUARD SHIP PP-10062, East China Sea (Reuters) - Taiwanese coast guard commander Lin Chie-ming is on the frontline of a new type of warfare that China is waging a...
Feb 05, 2021
China says actors must follow moral guidelines or face bans
BEIJING (Reuters) - China published on Friday a new list of moral guidelines for actors and other performers, saying they could face a permanent ban from their profession if they fail to comply. Perfo...
Feb 05, 2021
