Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ice hockey-IIHF president to meet Belarus' Lukashenko to discuss 2021 world championship - RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of ice hockey's international governing body said on Tuesday it would do everything possible to ensure the 2021 world championship is held in Belarus as planned despite cal...
Dec 29, 2020
Irish government to consider additional COVID-19 measures - health minister
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Irish government will hold an unscheduled meeting on Wednesday to decide whether additional measures are required to control the "exponential growth" of COVID-19 in the country,...
Dec 29, 2020
UK government says emergency COVID hospitals remain on standby
LONDON (Reuters) - Emergency hospitals set up at the start of the coronavirus pandemic are still available to support Britain's state-run national health service as it tackles a new wave of patients, ...
Dec 29, 2020
UK received 22 deliveries of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine by Dec. 25, says PM's spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain had received 22 deliveries of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine by Dec. 25, providing the country with a sufficient supply for its vaccination programme, a spokesman f...
Dec 29, 2020
Britain secured a good deal on fish, says senior member of negotiating team
LONDON (Reuters) - A trade deal between Britain and the European Union is a good agreement for the fisheries industry, allowing it to rebuild itself during a five-and-a-half year transition, a senior ...
Dec 29, 2020
Alpine skiing-American Cochran-Siegle takes first World Cup win in Bormio
(Reuters) - Ryan Cochran-Siegle ended a long U.S. men's Alpine ski team drought on Tuesday by taking his first World Cup win in a super-G in the Italian resort of Bormio. The 28-year-old, son of 1972 ...
Dec 29, 2020
"Many injured" as strong earthquake strikes Croatia, Slovenia shuts power nuclear plant as precaution
ZAGREB (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck a town in Croatia on Tuesday, with the emergency services saying many people had been injured and video footage showing people being rescued fr...
Dec 29, 2020
Ad Council launches vaccine education campaign for healthcare providers
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Nonprofit group the Ad Council and public health coalition COVID Collaborative launched an education campaign on Tuesday for doctors and nurses to boost public confidence in...
Dec 29, 2020
Germany's GNA Biosolutions offers new quick coronavirus test
BERLIN (Reuters) - Biotech firm GNA Biosolutions said on Tuesday it has received emergency use approval from German's health authority for its quick COVID-19 test that it says is as reliable as widely...
Dec 29, 2020
Coronavirus herd immunity not yet in sight, Spanish PM says
MADRID (Reuters) - Herd immunity against the coronavirus is not yet in sight for Spain's population, although the start of a vaccination program marks a turning point in the fight against the virus, P...
Dec 29, 2020
