Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tokyo Olympic torch staffer becomes event's 1st COVID-19 infection
TOKYO (Reuters) - A police officer helping with Japan's Olympic Torch relay has become the first participant in the event to be diagnosed with COVID-19, organisers said on Thursday. A man in his 30s t...
Apr 22, 2021
Huge global disparities in electric car ownership - study
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Europe and China dominate the world market for electric cars, but there are still very few electrified vehicles on the roads in large markets like Russia, South Americ...
Apr 22, 2021
NATO to hold summit in bid to repair U.S. ties amid Russia tensions
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The NATO military alliance will hold a summit on June 14 in Brussels, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, in the hope of repairing transatlantic t...
Apr 22, 2021
Egypt to produce Russia's Sputnik V, rollout expected in Q3: statement
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Egyptian pharmaceutical firm Minapharm has agreed to produce more than 40 million doses a year of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), ...
Apr 22, 2021
France warns Russia of sanctions if Kremlin critic Navalny dies
PARIS (Reuters) -France's foreign minister told Russia on Thursday that the European Union would hold President Vladimir Putin and Russian authorities responsible if hunger-striking Kremlin critic Ale...
Apr 22, 2021
'Pervasive racism' meant UK's Black and Asian troops not commemorated: report
LONDON (Reuters) - As many as 350,000 Black and Asian service personnel who died fighting for Britain might not have been properly commemorated because of "pervasive racism", a report concluded on Thu...
Apr 22, 2021
MLB roundup: Wild throw ends wild game as A's win 11th straight
Third baseman Luis Arraez threw wildly to first on a potential game-ending ground out with two outs in the 10th inning Wednesday afternoon, allowing the tying and winning runs to score as the Oakland ...
Apr 22, 2021
2020 was Europe's hottest year on record: EU scientists
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe experienced its hottest year on record last year, while the Arctic suffered a summer of extreme wildfires partly due to low snow cover as climate change impa...
Apr 22, 2021
China administers total of 204.19 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of April 21
BEIJING (Reuters) - China carried out about 5.23 million vaccinations against COVID-19 on April 21, taking the total number of injections so far to 204.19 million doses, National Health Commission dat...
Apr 22, 2021
China says Australia should avoid aggravating already strained bilateral ties
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry warned on Thursday that Australia should avoid making already strained bilateral ties worse, after Australia scrapped two accords between Victoria state an...
Apr 22, 2021
