Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Central American bank funds Cuban COVID-19 vaccine drive
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - The Central American Bank for Economic Integration said it would give Cuba a loan of 46.7 million euros ($53.1 million) to help bolster the communist-run country's COV...
Jan 11, 2022
Britain reports 120,821 new COVID-19 cases, 379 deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 120,821 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, a drop on 142,224 on Monday, and another 379 deaths within 28 days of a positive test, up from 77, according to government...
Jan 11, 2022
BioNTech committed to seeking China approval for COVID-19 vaccine
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German BioNTech firm said an approval of its COVID-19 vaccine in China was still "extremely important" though predicting a conclusion of the regulatory review there, which has be...
Jan 11, 2022
Spain has no record of Djokovic presence in December, Foreign Minister says
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Tuesday that he does not have any information on whether tennis star Novak Djokovic had visited Spain before travelling to Austr...
Jan 11, 2022
Hungary reports African swine fever in nine wild boars – OIE
PARIS (Reuters) - Hungary reported outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in nine wild boars across the country in the past week, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. Four b...
Jan 11, 2022
Serbian PM hopes for Djokovic decision soon, not optimistic or pessimistic
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on Tuesday she was neither optimistic or pessimistic as to whether her compatriot Novak Djokovic would be allowed to play in the Australia...
Jan 11, 2022
Israel shortens COVID-19 isolation for asymptomatic cases
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Tuesday cut the isolation time for asymptomatic COVID-19 cases from 10 days to seven, hoping to keep schools and the economy open as Omicron infections...
Jan 11, 2022
World Bank chief calls on central banks to cut long-term bond holdings
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass said on Tuesday that central banks should reduce long-term bond holdings rather than shrinking short-term as...
Jan 11, 2022
Climate-fueled permafrost thaw threatens up to half of Arctic infrastructure – report
By Gloria Dickie (Reuters) - Thawing permafrost could put as much as 50 percent of Arctic infrastructure at high risk of damage by 2050, requiring tens of billions of dollars in maintenance and repair...
Jan 11, 2022
Italy’s doctors warn cancer treatment at risk due to COVID surge
MILAN (Reuters) - The latest wave of COVID-19 cases in Italy is increasing pressure on hospitals and jeopardizing the treatment of some 11 million cancer patients, a medical association said on Tuesda...
Jan 11, 2022
