Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Uganda launches COVID-19 rapid test kit, eyes Africa market
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda on Wednesday launched a rapid COVID-19 antibody test partly funded by France that developers hope to market in sub-Saharan Africa, where the laboratory infrastructure needed...
Mar 17, 2021
UK Johnson's ex-aide blames "smoking ruin" at health ministry for COVID failures
By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health ministry was a "smoking ruin" last year that failed to secure adequate protective equipment and other supplies early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Pr...
Mar 17, 2021
Greece calls for volunteer doctors to help state hospitals with COVID-19
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece on Wednesday urged doctors to volunteer their services to the state health system as it struggles to rein in fast-spreading COVID-19 infections. "We are at the most critical ...
Mar 17, 2021
Iran official denies tactics, Iranian politics hinder nuclear talks' revival
PARIS (Reuters) - A top Iranian security official on Wednesday blamed "deceptive strategy" by the West for holding up any revival of nuclear talks, not "tactical problems" and Iran's domestic politics...
Mar 17, 2021
UK says all adults to get COVID-19 shot by end of July despite supply squeeze
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is on track to meet a target to offer first COVID-19 shots to all adults by the end of July, health minister Matt Hancock said, even though many under-50s will not receive s...
Mar 17, 2021
Explainer: NFTs are hot. So what are they?
By Elizabeth Howcroft (Reuters) - Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a type of digital asset, have exploded in popularity this year, with NFT artworks selling for millions of dollars and musicians such as th...
Mar 17, 2021
France rebuffs China after warnings to lawmakers over Taiwan visit
PARIS (Reuters) - French Senators are free to meet whomever they wish when they travel, the country's foreign ministry said on Wednesday after the Chinese embassy in Paris warned against lawmakers mee...
Mar 17, 2021
Fewer AstraZeneca COVID vaccines available than UK planned for, says BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain faces a reduction in the amount of COVID-19 vaccines because there are fewer AstraZeneca shots available than was expected, and this supply difficulty is more significant th...
Mar 17, 2021
Soaring prices spur miners' hunt for growth, fueling indigenous and investor ire
By Jeff Lewis and Melanie Burton TORONTO/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Miners from Australia to Canada are expanding operations despite concerns from indigenous groups about damage to wildlife, water supplies...
Mar 17, 2021
Paraguay lawmakers launch long-shot impeachment bid against Abdo over pandemic
By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguayan opposition lawmakers launched a bid on Wednesday to impeach President Mario Abdo over the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, though ...
Mar 17, 2021
