Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy's COVID-hit Lombardy to use algorithm to decide who gets vaccine first
By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - Lombardy, the Italian region worst-hit by COVID-19, is going to adopt an algorithm devised by scientists to help get its faltering vaccination drive back on track by...
Mar 25, 2021
Historic Mars helicopter test flight set for early April
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA engineers plan to send a miniature helicopter whirring just above the surface of Mars next month in an interplanetary aviation experiment that, if successf...
Mar 25, 2021
Impossible for Italy to meet EU vaccination target for over 80s - institute
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italy will fail to met an EU target of vaccinating 80% of citizens aged over 80 by the end of March, a leading health institute said on Thursday, questioning the vacc...
Mar 25, 2021
Sweden sees highest daily number of COVID cases since December
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, which has rejected lockdowns throughout the pandemic, registered its highest number of new cases since the end of last year on Thursday amid what authorities said was fla...
Mar 25, 2021
Canada's top court upholds pillar of Trudeau's plan to fight climate change
By Nia Williams and Steve Scherer CALGARY, Alberta/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Supreme Court ruled in favour of the federal government's carbon pricing policy on Thursday, upholding a central pillar o...
Mar 25, 2021
The Myanmar military conglomerates sanctioned by U.S. and Britain
(Reuters) - The United States and Britain sanctioned conglomerates controlled by Myanmar's military on Thursday following its Feb. 1 coup and deadly crackdown on demonstrators. Here is what we know ab...
Mar 25, 2021
Fed to support economy until recovery 'well and truly done,' Clarida says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. central bank will keep its support for the economy in place until the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is "well and truly done," Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richar...
Mar 25, 2021
UK offers tax relief to more companies with 1.5 billion-pound plan
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance ministry announced on Thursday a 1.5 billion-pound ($2.06 billion) plan to broaden the range of companies eligible for relief from paying business rates, its lates...
Mar 25, 2021
Exclusive: Max title would be Red Bull's best yet, says Horner
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Max Verstappen ending the record reign of world champion Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes this year would rank as Red Bull's biggest achievement to date in Formula One, a...
Mar 25, 2021
OneWeb launches 36 satellites from Russia to extend internet orbit
MOSCOW (Reuters) - OneWeb launched 36 satellites into orbit from a cosmodrome in the far east of Russia on Thursday as part of the satellite firm's plans to deliver global high-speed internet access. ...
Mar 25, 2021
