Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVID restriction tiers in England may need strengthening, adviser says
LONDON (Reuters) - The government will have to consider strengthening the three-tier system of restrictions used to control the spread of COVID-19 when the full lockdown in England ends, a medical adv...
Nov 16, 2020
Moderna vaccine is second to exceed expectations; mutated virus may be more vulnerable to new vaccines
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Nov 16, 2020
Hurricane Iota threatens catastrophe in Central America, fuel shortages hamper evacuation
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Iota exploded into a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane on Monday and bore down on a remote Central American coastal region already reeling from another majo...
Nov 16, 2020
Schilling, Clemens, Bonds leading candidates on Hall ballot
NEW YORK - Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds are the leading candidates returning to baseball's Hall of Fame ballot in a year without any favorites among the new names. Schilling was third...
Nov 16, 2020
France's former president Giscard d'Estaing hospitalised: France Bleu
PARIS (Reuters) - Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing, 94, was admitted to hospital in Tours in western France on Sunday, France Bleu radio said on Monday, confirming a report by local pa...
Nov 16, 2020
Nobody has looked at AstraZeneca vaccine data yet: UK health official
LONDON (Reuters) - No one has looked at the data of AstraZenca's potential COVID-19 vaccine yet to see if it will be effective, England's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam said on Monday. ...
Nov 16, 2020
NCAA in talks with Indianapolis to host all of March Madness
By: John Marshall The NCAA announced Monday it plans to hold the entire 2021 men's college basketball tournament in one geographic location to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 and is in talks with India...
Nov 16, 2020
Charges dropped against ex-Giants CB Baker
All charges were dropped against former New York Giants first-round pick Deandre Baker on Monday. The Giants cut the 23-year-old cornerback in September following his offseason arrest for allegedly pa...
Nov 16, 2020
WHO reports 65 COVID-19 infections at Geneva HQ since pandemic began
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday there had been 65 coronavirus infections among staff at its Geneva headquarters since the start of the pandemic. "We have had some...
Nov 16, 2020
Texas A&M LB Hines declares for NFL Draft
Texas A&M junior linebacker Anthony Hines III declared for the NFL Draft on Monday, nearly two months after opting out of the college football season. "It has been an absolute honor to represent y'all...
Nov 16, 2020
