Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden will keep Dr. Francis Collins as National Institute of Health director: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will keep Dr. Francis Collins as head of the National Institute of Health, his transition team said in a press release Friday. First appointed as ...
Jan 15, 2021
Tunisia reports daily coronavirus record of 4,170 cases
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia said on Friday it recorded 4,170 new confirmed coronavirus cases, a record since the start of the pandemic. Tunisia on Thursday imposed a four-day national lockdown and close...
Jan 15, 2021
U.S. to carry out 13th and final execution under Trump administration
By Jonathan Allen TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (Reuters) - The U.S. government intends to carry out the 13th and final execution under President Donald Trump's administration on Friday evening, just five days be...
Jan 15, 2021
Brazil Health Ministry seeks immediate delivery of 6 million Sinovac COVID-19 doses
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Health Ministry on Friday requested immediate delivery of 6 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac, saying it needed them for its planned laun...
Jan 15, 2021
Biden to name geneticist Eric Lander as director of Office of Science and Technology Policy
(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is set to name geneticist Eric Lander as the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, two sources told Reuters. Biden will seek to elevate th...
Jan 15, 2021
Brazil's Bolsonaro says mission to get vaccines in India will leave within three days
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday that a plane would be sent to India to pick up COVID-19 vaccines in two or three days at most, after the government had announced ...
Jan 15, 2021
Pence calls Harris to offer assistance ahead of U.S. power transfer next week
By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Vice President Mike Pence reached out to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Thursday, sources familiar with the situation ...
Jan 15, 2021
Progress reported on one-dose J&J vaccine; COVID-19 reinfections seen as rare
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Jan 15, 2021
Tight games this weekend, with one upset projected
By: Barry Wilner Aaron, meet Aaron. And Aaron. Aaron Donald, the unanimous All-Pro defensive tackle who owns a couple of Defensive Player of the Year awards, certainly hopes to meet fellow All-Pro Aar...
Jan 15, 2021
Prophet Capital restructures CLO hedge fund amid market rebound
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prophet Capital Asset Management LP, an investor in loans and structured credit securities with $2.5 billion in assets, has restructured a hedge fund that had ...
Jan 15, 2021
