Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China authorises coast guard to fire on foreign vessels if needed
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - China passed a law on Friday that for the first time explicitly allows its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels, a move that could make the contested waters aroun...
Jan 22, 2021
Privacy complaint targets European Parliament's virus test site
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A privacy activist filed a complaint with an EU watchdog on Friday over the European Parliament's COVID-19 testing app for its staff, saying it could be transferri...
Jan 22, 2021
Exclusive: Canada deporting thousands even as pandemic rages
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada deported thousands of people even as COVID-19 raged last year, data seen by Reuters shows, and lawyers say deportations are ramping up, putting people...
Jan 22, 2021
Special Report: How U.S. CDC missed chances to spot COVID's silent spread
By Ned Parker and Chad Terhune (Reuters) - In early February, 57 people arrived at a Nebraska military base, among the first Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the new coronavirus...
Jan 22, 2021
Take Five: Davos goes virtual
1/NON-DAVOS DAVOS It is the end of January, so time for the Davos World Economic Forum (WEF), and Chinese President Xi Jinping, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga ...
Jan 22, 2021
EU will seek clarification from Pfizer over new vaccine delays
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will seek clarification from Pfizer for new delays in delivering COVID-19 vaccines to EU countries next week, a spokesman for the EU executive said on Frid...
Jan 22, 2021
Tokyo girl infected with coronavirus variant, community infection a possibility
TOKYO (Reuters) - A girl in Tokyo was found positive for the coronavirus variant first detected in Britain, and the case could be a community-acquired infection, the Japanese Health Ministry said on F...
Jan 22, 2021
Hungary to buy 2 million doses of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine: minister
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary has agreed to buy 2 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, enough to inoculate a million people, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday after talks...
Jan 22, 2021
Virus still has upper hand, Belgium says as it mulls banning foreign tourism
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium cannot yet lift coronavirus-related restrictions despite a stabilising of COVID-19 infections and falling daily deaths, the health ministry said on Frida...
Jan 22, 2021
British Athletics cancels indoor championships due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - British Athletics has cancelled its indoor championships set to begin in Glasgow next month due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the governing body said on Friday. British Athletics said that the...
Jan 22, 2021
