Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nearly 2.1 million have voted early in U.S. Senate runoff in Georgia
By Brad Heath WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 2.1 million people have cast ballots in a U.S. Senate runoff election in Georgia that will determine whether Democrats control both chambers of Congress and...
Dec 24, 2020
Fauci says herd immunity could require nearly 90% to get coronavirus vaccine
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - Herd immunity against the novel coronavirus could require vaccination rates approaching as high as 90%, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the most prominent U.S. infectious disease expe...
Dec 24, 2020
Turkey to sign deal with Pfizer-BioNTech for 4.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will sign an agreement with Pfizer and BioNTech for 4.5 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to be delivered by the end of March, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thur...
Dec 24, 2020
Four jailed Burundian journalists pardoned by president
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Four Burundian journalists arrested in 2019 and jailed in January for offences including undermining state security have been granted a presidential pardon. "Under the terms of the...
Dec 24, 2020
Turkey's coronavirus deaths rise by 254 - ministry
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's coronavirus death toll rose by 254 in the last 24 hours, Health Ministry data showed on Thursday, bringing the total number of deaths to 19,115. Turkey also recorded 18,102...
Dec 24, 2020
United Airlines to require negative COVID-19 tests for travel from Britain
CHICAGO (Reuters) -United Airlines said on Thursday that passengers on its flights from London Heathrow to the United States must present a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of departure be...
Dec 24, 2020
Mission for Pelicans, Heat: Reduce turnovers
New Orleans coach Stan Van Gundy will be back on familiar turf Friday when his Pelicans face the Miami Heat, the team that gave him his start coaching in the league in 1995. Van Gundy's Pelicans won t...
Dec 24, 2020
Turkey says China's CoronaVac efficacy 91.25%, likely to increase
ANKARA (Reuters) - A COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech is 91.25% effective and the rate is likely to increase based on late-stage trial data, Turkish researchers said on Thursday, ...
Dec 24, 2020
Report: Rockets G Harden could play Saturday
Houston Rockets star James Harden must remain in isolation until Friday and continue to test negative for COVID-19 before being cleared to return, ESPN reported Thursday. If that happens, the perennia...
Dec 24, 2020
Ducks re-sign G Miller to one-year deal
Veteran goaltender Ryan Miller signed a one-year contract to return to the Anaheim Ducks. The team didn't announce financial terms. Miller, 40, played in 23 games (19 starts) with the Ducks last seaso...
Dec 24, 2020
