Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WHO's Tedros "very disappointed" China has not authorised entry of coronavirus experts
ZURICH (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization is "very disappointed" that China has still not authorised the entry of a team of international experts to examine the origins of the coron...
Jan 05, 2021
South African variant unlikely to fully negate COVID vaccines, scientist says
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A variant of the coronavirus first detected in South Africa is unlikely to completely negate the immunising effects of vaccines, a researcher studying it ...
Jan 05, 2021
Biden to name Sherman, Nuland to top diplomatic posts -Politico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic President-elect Joe Biden plans to name U.S. foreign policy veterans Wendy Sherman and Victoria Nuland to be the No. 2 and No. 3 officials at the State Department, Po...
Jan 05, 2021
No sign S.Africa's COVID-19 variant more contagious than UK version - WHO
(Reuters) - There is no indication that the coronavirus variant identified in South Africa is more transmissible than the one spreading fast in Britain, the World Health Organization's technical chief...
Jan 05, 2021
Bankruptcy filings in 2020 lowest since 1986 - Epiq AACER
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Total bankruptcy filings for 2020 hit their lowest level since 1986 as a flood of government support programs offset at least temporarily the economic damage from the coronaviru...
Jan 05, 2021
Hundreds of migrants without shelter in Bosnia as winter bites
By Dado Ruvic BIHAC, Bosnia (Reuters) - Nearly 3,000 migrants are stranded in northern Bosnia without shelter, the International Organization for Migration said, and some are suffering from respirator...
Jan 05, 2021
WHO recommends two doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine within 21-28 days
GENEVA (Reuters) - COVID-19 patients should take two doses of the new Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine within a period of 21-28 days, the head of the World Health Organization's immunization advisory group sai...
Jan 05, 2021
Trump blasts niece's 'conspiracy theories' as he seeks fraud lawsuit's dismissal
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming he defrauded his niece out of an inheritance worth tens of millions of dollars, accu...
Jan 05, 2021
Colin Wilson retires from NHL after 11 seasons
Forward Colin Wilson announced his retirement from the NHL after 11 seasons on Tuesday. Wilson, 31, was the No. 7 overall selection of the Predators in the 2008 NHL Draft. He played 632 regular-season...
Jan 05, 2021
Tennis-WTA announce provisional calendar up to Wimbledon championships
(Reuters) - The WTA announced a provisional calendar for the women's tour on Tuesday with events lined up until the Wimbledon championships in June-July. The sport's governing body had previously anno...
Jan 05, 2021
