Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swimming: Peaty says breaking records gives him biggest thrill
(Reuters) - Britain's Olympic 100m breaststroke champion Adam Peaty said he is driven by the prospect of dominating opponents and shattering world records rather than merely winning medals as he prepa...
Mar 09, 2021
Exclusive: J&J 'under stress' to meet EU second-quarter vaccine supply goal - source
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson has told the European Union it is facing supply issues that may complicate plans to deliver 55 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to th...
Mar 09, 2021
Sweden records 11,014 new COVID-19 cases, 39 deaths since Friday
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, which has shunned lockdowns throughout the pandemic, has registered 11,014 new coronavirus cases since Friday, health agency statistics showed on Tuesday. The figure comp...
Mar 09, 2021
UK officials urge caution on easing COVID-19 lockdown
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is not "out of the woods" on COVID-19 and it won't be possible to eliminate coronavirus infections and deaths, the government's top medical and scientific advisers said on T...
Mar 09, 2021
Denmark has basis to ease restrictions further, health minister says
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark can ease restrictions further since the coronavirus epidemic is not worsening in the Nordic country, Denmark's health minister said on Tuesday. "The contact number is ca...
Mar 09, 2021
AerCap confirms aircraft-leasing business talks with General Electric
(Reuters) - Ireland's AerCap Holdings NV on Tuesday confirmed ongoing discussions with General Electric Co to acquire its aircraft-leasing business. The U.S. business, known as GE Capital Aviation Ser...
Mar 09, 2021
Hungarian hospitals under strain from COVID-19 surge: surgeon general
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - COVID-19 admissions are putting Hungary's hospital system under increasing strain and infections are expected to rise further in coming days as the variant first identified in Bri...
Mar 09, 2021
U.N. 'deeply worried' over Philippine killings, violent rhetoric
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations on Tuesday condemned the killing by Philippine police of nine activists in weekend raids against suspected insurgents and urged authorities to avoid rhetoric that...
Mar 09, 2021
Fukushima radiation unlikely to raise cancer rates, U.N. experts say
VIENNA (Reuters) - A U.N. scientific panel on Tuesday confirmed a previous finding that radiation from the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan was unlikely to raise cancer rates discernibly, and said a j...
Mar 09, 2021
Mexico inflation quickens in February to highest since October
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican annual inflation accelerated to its highest rate in four months in February due to a rise in energy costs, but stayed within the central bank's target range, data from ...
Mar 09, 2021
