Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Greek coastguard recovers one dead, rescues 27 on Lesbos island
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek coastguard officials recovered the body of one man and rescued 27 people from a rocky beach on the island of Lesbos after they apparently arrived by boat from Turkey, authorit...
Jan 19, 2021
Court suspends move to delay Catalan election until May
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia's top court on Tuesday suspended the regional government's decision to delay a parliamentary election from next month until May due to the coronavirus, a potential setb...
Jan 19, 2021
Israeli pensioners party after COVID-19 booster shots
NETANYA, Israel (Reuters) - The rapid roll-out of coronavirus vaccines amongst older people in Israel has lifted the spirits of an age group that has endured confinement and isolation during the crisi...
Jan 19, 2021
Sweden registers 9,779 new COVID-19 cases, 268 deaths since Friday
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, whose unorthodox pandemic strategy has placed it in the global spotlight, registered 9,779 new coronavirus cases since Friday, health agency statistics showed on Tuesday....
Jan 19, 2021
Biden rounds out health team with Pennsylvania top official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday filled out his health team, announcing Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine as his choice for assistant U.S. health secretar...
Jan 19, 2021
Spain declares disaster-zone status for Madrid, other storm-hit regions
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's government on Tuesday classified Madrid and other regions struck by Storm Filomena last week as disaster zones, a move which will trigger emergency subsidies and other suppo...
Jan 19, 2021
Software firm Quali raises $54 million in VC-backed funding round
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S.-Israeli software firm Quali said on Tuesday it raised $54 million in a private funding round co-led by Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) and Greenfield Partners. Quali, which...
Jan 19, 2021
European countries struggle to make most of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses
By John Miller and Matthias Blamont ZURICH/PARIS (Reuters) - Some European countries are drawing fewer than the approved six doses from Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine vials, meaning shots are ...
Jan 19, 2021
HSBC to axe 82 branches in UK, cut services in others
LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC said on Tuesday it planned to axe 82 branches in Britain this year after a drop in footfall across its retail network and a surge in digital banking. The lender said it would b...
Jan 19, 2021
Already in lockdown, Dutch to toughen measures against COVID-19: minister
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government will soon announce new measures to help fight the country's coronavirus epidemic, ANP press agency reported on Tuesday, citing the country's Health Minister ...
Jan 19, 2021
