Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Macron: France needs to step up vigilance over COVID situation
PARIS (Reuters) - France needs to step up its vigilance regarding the COVID-19 situation in the country, given the emergence of a new strain of the virus in the United Kingdom, President Emmanuel Macr...
Thomson Reuters Dec 21, 2020
German economy to shrink 1% in Q4, more in Q1 - DIW
BERLIN (Reuters) - The second hard lockdown imposed in response to a surge in coronavirus infections will hit the German economy this winter, the DIW research institute said, forecasting that output w...
Thomson Reuters Dec 21, 2020
Belarus registers Sputnik V vaccine, in first outside Russia - RDIF
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Belarusian health ministry has registered Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, becoming the first country outside Russia to do so, Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund said on Monday. Bel...
Thomson Reuters Dec 21, 2020
AstraZeneca, Russia's Sputnik V developer to sign cooperation memorandum -Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Britain's AstraZeneca and Russia's Gamaleya Institute, which developed the Sputnik V vaccine, will sign a memorandum of intent on cooperation on Monday, the Kremlin said. Russia's R...
Thomson Reuters Dec 21, 2020
EU agreed to pay 15.5 euros per dose for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine -document
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has agreed to pay 15.5 euros ($18.90) per dose for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, an internal EU document reviewe...
Thomson Reuters Dec 21, 2020
Japan to mull bolder emissions target, carbon pricing scheme next year -minister
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will look at reducing greenhouse gas emissions beyond its current target for 2030 and lay out details next year on a carbon pricing scheme tha...
Thomson Reuters Dec 21, 2020
Archaeologists recreate tiles of temple where Jesus walked
By Rinat Harash JERUSALEM (Reuters) - When Jesus strode through the ancient Jewish temple in Jerusalem, his feet met hewn-stone, earth-tone tiles that were geometric in design and cool, dappled and sc...
Thomson Reuters Dec 21, 2020
No need to panic over new UK coronavirus strain, says India's health minister
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's health authorities remain vigilant and prepared to deal with a new more transmissible strain of the coronavirus identified in Britain, the country's health minister said on ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 21, 2020
France to start COVID-19 vaccinations on Sunday - health minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France will start its COVID-19 vaccination programme next Sunday, Health Minister Olivier Veran wrote on his Twitter feed. Veran added in his Tweet on Monday that the French vaccinat...
Thomson Reuters Dec 21, 2020
China says firmly opposes U.S. bill that could remove Chinese firms from U.S. exchanges
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday it firmly opposed U.S. President Trump signing a bill that would kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards,...
Thomson Reuters Dec 21, 2020
