Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lost in the Mediterranean, a starving grey whale must find his way home soon
By Alexandre Minguez ARGELES-SUR-MER, France (Reuters) - A young grey whale lost in the Mediterranean, thousands of miles away from its natural habitat in the Pacific ocean, is desperately seeking its...
May 07, 2021
Germany says production capacity, not patents, key to upping vaccine output
BERLIN (Reuters) - The main challenge to raising production of COVID-19 vaccines is how to quickly and effectively transfer technology, Germany's health minister said Friday, reiterating Berlin's oppo...
May 07, 2021
UK construction keeps up rapid growth in April as lockdown lifts – PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - British construction activity expanded quickly last month, almost matching the six-and-a-half-year record struck in March as a lifting of coronavirus lockdown measures boosted new o...
May 07, 2021
Hong Kong shortens coronavirus quarantine for vaccinated residents
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities said on Friday residents who have been fully vaccinated can spend a shorter time in quarantine if they have been exposed to a COVID-19 patient, after thousa...
May 07, 2021
Take Five: Spring is (finally) in the air
(Reuters) - 1/ THE GREAT REOPENING After weeks of COVID-19 lockdowns, a reopening of European economies is close, and boosting sentiment. Tuesday's German ZEW sentiment survey could confirm a brighten...
May 07, 2021
Third wave of pandemic “appears to be broken”: German health minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic appears to be broken, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday, as social distancing measures and an accelerating vaccination camp...
May 07, 2021
Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will not seek re-election
(Reuters) - Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who was seen as a possible running mate for Joe Biden in last year's U.S. presidential election, said on Thursday she will not seek a second term in off...
May 07, 2021
Tokyo 2020’s Hashimoto: will keep close eye on coronavirus situation
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 organisers will keep a close eye on the coronavirus situation and make a decision on Olympic spectators in June based on that, Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto said on...
May 07, 2021
“My life for his”: Thai mothers fight for activist children charged with insulting king
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Sureerat Chiwarak sat with calm resolve in front of a Bangkok court as her head was shaved in a protest to support her activist son, jailed for weeks wit...
May 07, 2021
China says its rocket debris unlikely to cause any harm
BEIJING (Reuters) - Most debris from a Chinese rocket will be burned up on reentry and is highly unlikely to cause any harm, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Friday. Debris from ...
May 07, 2021
