Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Over 2 million people displaced by conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region - local official
NAIROBI (Reuters) - About 2.2 million people have been displaced within Ethiopia's Tigray region since fighting erupted there in November with about half fleeing after their homes were burned down, a ...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
Ten presidential candidates call for election re-run in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) - Ten defeated presidential candidates in the Central African Republic are calling for the result of a Dec. 27 election to be annulled and the vote repeated, citing irregularities and...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
Factbox: Moderna's mRNA coronavirus vaccine
(Reuters) - The European Union's drug watchdog on Wednesday authorized emergency use of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine, nearly two weeks after approving Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's shot for the virus...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
Israel economy to lose $1 billion a week from tighter lockdown - cenbank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A tightening of Israel's third nationwide coronavirus lockdown is expected to cost the country's economy as much as 3.5 billion shekels ($1.1 billion) a week, the central bank es...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
AmerisourceBergen to buy Walgreens' distribution unit to expand in Europe
(Reuters) - U.S. drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen Corp said on Wednesday it would buy Walgreens Boots Alliance's drug distribution business for $6.5 billion to expand in Europe. AmerisourceBergen wil...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
UK PM Johnson says end of lockdown in England will be slow unwrapping
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday any end to the latest lockdown in England will be a "gradual unwrapping" when the regions of the country will move out of stri...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
Special Report-U.S. regulators ignored workers' COVID-19 safety complaints amid deadly outbreaks
By Chris Kirkham and Benjamin Lesser (Reuters) - Miguel Cabezola, a driver for United Parcel Service Inc in Tucson, Arizona, complained on March 27 to U.S. workplace safety regulators, alleging the co...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
Germany minister say enough vaccines ordered for all
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will receive more than 130 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, enough for everybody, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Wednesday, adding that he expects first deliveries of vac...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
Key gauge of euro zone market inflation expectations jumps to highest since Jan 2020
LONDON (Reuters) - A key market gauge of long-term inflation expectations in the euro area rose on Wednesday to its highest level in almost a year, boosted by rising U.S. inflation expectations. The f...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
Dutch play catch-up in Europe's patchy COVID-19 vaccine drive
By Piroschka van de Wouw VEGHEL, Netherlands (Reuters) - A nurse received the first COVID-19 shot in the Netherlands on Wednesday, kicking off one of Europe's last vaccination programmes for the coron...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
