Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVAX programme doubles global vaccine supply deals to 2 billion doses
GENEVA (Reuters) -The COVAX alliance which aims to secure COVID-19 vaccines for the world's most vulnerable people said on Friday it had gained access to nearly 2 billion doses, roughly doubling its s...
Dec 18, 2020
Sweden registers a record 9,654 new COVID-19 cases on Friday
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, whose unorthodox pandemic strategy placed it in the global spotlight, registered a record 9,654 new coronavirus cases on Friday, Health Agency statistics showed. The incr...
Dec 18, 2020
Slovak PM Matovic tests positive for coronavirus
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic has tested positive for COVID-19, the government office said on its website. (Reporting by Jason Hovet; Editing by Alison Williams)
Dec 18, 2020
Trump, ahead of FDA, says Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine has been approved
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump in a tweet on Friday said Moderna Inc's vaccine had been approved and would ship immediately, although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has made ...
Dec 18, 2020
Walgreens starts administering Pfizer vaccine in nursing homes, care facilities
(Reuters) - Pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said on Friday it had begun administering Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to residents and staff at U.S. long-term care facilities. (Reporting by Mana...
Dec 18, 2020
Swiss court upholds conviction of ex-UBS banker who sold data to German authorities
ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss court has upheld the 2019 conviction of a former UBS banker for selling information about wealthy German tax evaders to German authorities. The ex-banker - a Swiss dubbed Re...
Dec 18, 2020
Poland may tighten restrictions further to fight virus, says PM
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland may introduce even stricter restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in an interview published on Friday, a day after the governm...
Dec 18, 2020
U.S. deaths from COVID top 3,000 for third straight day
(Reuters) - U.S. deaths from COVID-19 topped 3,000 for a third straight day, with a record number of new infections on Thursday, just as the United States prepared to ship out nearly six million doses...
Dec 18, 2020
Canoeing, taekwondo, modern pentathlon earn 2023 European Games spots
(Reuters) - Canoeing, taekwondo and modern pentathlon won a spot at the Krakow-Malopolska 2023 European Games after the European Olympic Committees ratified their inclusion on Friday. The inclusion of...
Dec 18, 2020
More than 1.1 million ballots cast in early voting for Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 1.1 million Georgians have voted in twin U.S. Senate runoff elections that will determine which party controls that chamber of Congress, and with it the fate of much o...
Dec 18, 2020
