Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkey grants emergency authorization to Sinovac's CoronaVac: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's official Medicines and Medical Devices Agency granted emergency use authorization to China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday. ...
Jan 13, 2021
Iran says research on uranium matal-based fuel has started - Twitter
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has started research on uranium metal-based fuel for its research reactor in Tehran, its envoy to the U.N. atomic watchdog said on Wednesday, in the Islamic Republic's latest br...
Jan 13, 2021
UK reports 1,564 COVID deaths, a new record, and 47,525 cases
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday reported 1,564 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test from COVID-19, a record daily toll, with another 47,525 additional cases. The reported number of dea...
Jan 13, 2021
Brazil sends plane to obtain 2 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian plane will fly to India on Wednesday to fetch the first 2 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine purchased by the government's Fiocruz biomedical institute, Brazil's hea...
Jan 13, 2021
Signal to ramp up hiring after WhatsApp controversy drives download surge
By Munsif Vengattil and Eva Mathews (Reuters) - Messaging app Signal has seen "unprecedented" growth following a controversial change in rival WhatsApp's privacy terms and is looking to hire more staf...
Jan 13, 2021
Three jailed UK terrorism offenders charged with attacking prison officer
LONDON (Reuters) - Three men convicted of terrorism offences, including the brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber and an Iraqi who tried to blow up a London underground train, have been charg...
Jan 13, 2021
Exclusive: Facebook tracking a rise in violent rhetoric tied to U.S. presidential inauguration
By Katie Paul PALO ALTO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has seen an increase in signals indicating potential future acts of violence associated with efforts to contest the result of the U.S. presidential ele...
Jan 13, 2021
UK looking at ways to protect itself against Brazilian COVID variant, says PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday the government was looking at ways to stop a variant of the novel coronavirus found in Brazil from entering Britain. "We are concerned...
Jan 13, 2021
Germany to cull 37,000 chickens after bird flu found on farm
HAMBURG (Reuters) - About 37,000 chickens will be slaughtered in Germany after bird flu was found on a farm in the east of the country, authorities said on Wednesday. Type H5N8 bird flu was confirmed ...
Jan 13, 2021
Mobile vaccine team brings relief to Prague's most vulnerable
PRAGUE (Reuters) - A Prague clinic has launched a mobile team to give COVID-19 shots in senior and social care homes, where hundreds of residents will be among the first in the Czech Republic to escap...
Jan 13, 2021
