Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Philippines investigating illegal sale of COVID-19 shots, vaccine slots
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines is investigating reports that some people have been illegally selling COVID-19 shots or their vaccine slots for financial gain, officials said on Saturday, as they r...
May 22, 2021
Record-breaking French centenarian cyclist dies aged 109
PARIS (Reuters) - Frenchman Robert Marchand, who won fame late in life by setting world records for centenarian cyclists, has died at the age of 109, a local official said on Saturday. Marchand died o...
May 22, 2021
Vietnam in talks to produce Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine – media
HANOI (Reuters) - A research centre under Vietnam's health ministry is in talks with Russia to produce the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in the country, local media reported on Saturday. The Russian part...
May 22, 2021
Campaign group Animal Rebellion blockades McDonald’s centres in UK
LONDON (Reuters) -Campaign group Animal Rebellion said activists were blockading distribution centres of restaurant chain McDonald's in Britain on Saturday to demand a transition to plant-based foods....
May 22, 2021
FACTBOX-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 165.94 million, death toll at 3,577,039
By Lynx Insight Service LONDON (Reuters) - More than 165.94 million people have been reported to be infected by the coronavirus globally and 3,577,039 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infectio...
May 22, 2021
German cyber security chief fears hackers could target hospitals
BERLIN (Reuters) - German hospitals may be at increased risk from hackers, the head of the country's cyber security agency said on Saturday, following two high-profile digital attacks this month on th...
May 22, 2021
NBA-Knicks’ Randle says maximizing pandemic downtime fueled sensational season
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Julius Randle said that instead of being discouraged by the seemingly endless COVID-19 lockdown, the New York Knicks' forward seized on the opportunity to fine-...
May 22, 2021
China’s Fosun says willing to provide BioNTech vaccines to Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd is willing to provide Taiwan with BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, its chairman Wu Yifang told Xinhua news agency, amid a spike in dom...
May 22, 2021
Athletics-World Athletics approves 23 Russians to compete as neutral athletes
(Reuters) - World Athletics' doping review board on Saturday approved 23 Russians to compete at international competitions as neutral athletes, taking the total count to 27 this year. Russia's athleti...
May 22, 2021
NHC says subtropical storm Ana forms over the Atlantic
(Reuters) - Subtropical Storm Ana, the first named storm of the season, has formed northeast of Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Saturday. The system is ...
May 22, 2021
