Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pandemic rages in Eastern Europe leaving hospitals struggling to cope
By Krisztina Than and Jan Lopatka BUDAPEST/PRAGUE (Reuters) - Hungary's hospitals are under "extraordinary" pressure from rising coronavirus infections, its surgeon general said on Wednesday, as the c...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Navalny's allies raise alarm over his health after lawyers denied prison access
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday they were concerned by a deterioration in his health and his lawyers said they had not been allowed to visit him in ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Canada's lagging COVID-19 vaccine campaign set to ramp up as virus variants spread
By Allison Martell and Steve Scherer TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is expecting enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to double its supply by the end of next week to help ramp up a slow vaccination progra...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Brazil's oil industry battles deadliest COVID-19 wave yet
By Gram Slattery and Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The deadly coronavirus wave that has torn through Brazil in recent weeks has not spared its oil industry, according to unions and governm...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Citron to discuss 2021 investment opportunities on Clubhouse - tweet
(Reuters) - Citron Research, run by short-seller Andrew Left, plans to discuss investment opportunities for 2021 on audio-based social network Clubhouse on Thursday, the firm said on its Twitter handl...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Exclusive: Incoming Petrobras CEO says he has no plans to push out executives
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Joaquim Silva e Luna, the incoming CEO of Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras, told Reuters that at least part of the executive board could stay o...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Science vs skeptics: some in France struggle to trust in AstraZeneca shot
By Caroline Pailliez PARIS (Reuters) - Brigitte Becker knows that her asthma leaves her vulnerable to COVID-19, but brief suspensions of the AstraZeneca vaccine in some countries over a small number o...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Poland accuses Belarus of persecuting Polish nationals
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland accused Belarus on Wednesday of persecuting its Polish minority, calling on its government to stop "taking hostages", after Polish and Belarusian media said the head of a gro...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
U.S. soccer star Rapinoe renews call for gender pay equity in House testimony
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - U.S. women's national soccer team star Megan Rapinoe renewed her call for gender pay equity on Wednesday, appearing before a congressional panel and pledging to "carry this ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Novartis corrects chairman's comments about kickbacks case
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis on Wednesday had to correct comments made by Chairman Joerg Reinhardt to a Swiss newspaper, because his portrayal of conduct that led to a $678 million U.S. ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
