Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. fliers less familiar with Boeing 737 MAX crashes two years on, but wary when reminded: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn and Tracy Rucinski NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - With the passage of time, Americans are less familiar with two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes, but if they are made aware of those disasters...
Dec 28, 2020
India tests vaccine delivery systems ahead of emergency approval
By Sumit Khanna AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Some Indian states on Monday began a trial run of COVID-19 vaccine delivery systems, with health authorities checking everything from their technology plat...
Dec 28, 2020
Kazakhstan signs preliminary agreement with Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine -Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Authorities in Kazakhstan said on Monday they had signed a preliminary agreement with Pfizer to potentially buy its vaccine against COVID-19, the Interfax news agency reported. (Rep...
Dec 28, 2020
Saudi court hands prison sentence to women's rights activist - local media
DUBAI (Reuters) - A Saudi court on Monday sentenced prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to five years and eight months in prison, local media reported, in a trial that has drawn inte...
Dec 28, 2020
Piecemeal data releases threaten to undermine Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Fragmental releases of efficacy data for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac could undermine confidence in the shot, experts warned, as several countries pr...
Dec 28, 2020
Philippines troops, ministers get COVID-19 vaccine before approval
By Karen Lema and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - Some Philippine soldiers and cabinet ministers have already received COVID-19 vaccine injections, officials said on Monday, despite an absence ...
Dec 28, 2020
Body of crew member of capsized Iranian vessel found in Gulf - news agency
(Reuters) - The body of one of seven missing crew members of a capsized Iranian transport vessel was found in the Gulf waters on Monday, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported. The agency quoted ...
Dec 28, 2020
Indonesia bans international visitors for 2 weeks over new virus strain
JAKARTA (Reuters) - International visitors will be barred from entering Indonesia for a two-week period in a bid to stem the spread of a new potentially more contagious strain of the coronavirus, its ...
Dec 28, 2020
Russia reinforces Syrian area where Turkey-backed fighters have clashed with Kurdish forces
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said late on Sunday it had sent more military police to an area in northern Syria where fighters backed by Turkey have clashed with Kurdish forces near a strategic highway pa...
Dec 28, 2020
Boxing-New AIBA chief Kremlev eyes six-month reform programme
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Umar Kremlev, the new president of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), plans to implement reforms over the next six months that could help restore its status with the Inter...
Dec 28, 2020
