Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Poland starts J&J COVID-19 jabs, says benefits outweigh risks
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland started administering Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shots on Thursday as benefits from the vaccine outweigh potential risks, government and drug office representatives said. U.S...
Apr 15, 2021
California, NASA partner to launch methane-tracking satellite
(Reuters) - California and NASA, with the backing of billionaire Michael Bloomberg, on Thursday unveiled a $100 million effort to pinpoint large emissions of greenhouse gases from individual sources l...
Apr 15, 2021
Kazakhs pick up COVID shots whilst shopping at the mall
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan is accelerating its vaccine roll-out by setting up drop-in vaccination points for anyone aged over 18 at shopping malls and bazaars visited daily by tens of thousands of ...
Apr 15, 2021
Citigroup profit triples on $3.85 billion reserve release
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc trounced analysts' first-quarter profit estimates on Thursday as its outlook for an economic recovery driven by vaccinations and government stimulus allowed it to release res...
Apr 15, 2021
UK scientists find higher risk of brain clots from COVID-19 compared with vaccines
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - There is a much higher risk of brain blood clots from COVID-19 infection than there is from vaccines against the disease, British researchers said on Thursday, aft...
Apr 15, 2021
Indian farmers vow to carry on months-long protest despite concerns over coronavirus
By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Thousands of Indian farmers, protesting over three new agricultural laws that they say threaten their livelihoods, have vowed to continue with their around-the...
Apr 15, 2021
Turkish cenbank holds rates at 19%, drops tightening pledge
By Ali Kucukgocmen and Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey's central bank held rates steady at 19% as expected on Thursday and dropped a pledge to tighten policy further if needed, in its first...
Apr 15, 2021
Child soldier turned LRA commander says he was powerless to stop atrocities
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A former Ugandan child soldier who became one of the top commanders of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army told judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday that he was no...
Apr 15, 2021
Syria denies OPCW report on use of chlorine bomb
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria denied a report by the global chemical weapons watchdog which said there were reasonable grounds to believe that the Syrian air force dropped a chlorine bomb on a residential ...
Apr 15, 2021
Malaysia's health ministry calls for ban on Eid travel amid surge in COVID-19 cases
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's health ministry has proposed retaining a ban on interstate travel throughout the Eid festive season, state news agency Bernama reported on Thursday, as the number o...
Apr 15, 2021
