Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soeder gets popularity boost for German chancellery run in latest poll
BERLIN (Reuters) - Bavarian Markus Soeder got a boost on Friday in the race to become the conservative bloc's chancellor candidate ahead of German election in September as a poll showed he is consider...
Apr 16, 2021
German finance minister says to receive AstraZeneca COVID vaccine
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said he was due to receive his first shot of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday. "I have always said I would get vaccinated when it is my t...
Apr 16, 2021
Finland to open restaurants, give more COVID-19 vaccine to heavily hit areas
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland on Friday said it would allow all restaurants to reopen next week after a steady fall in coronavirus infection rates over the past month. Restrictions to opening hours, al...
Apr 16, 2021
Iran has successfully enriched 60% uranium: parliament speaker
(Reuters) - The speaker of Iran's parliament said on Friday that Tehran had successfully enriched 60% uranium. "I am proud to announce that at 00:40 ... Iranian scientists were able to produce 60% enr...
Apr 16, 2021
Tesla, ex-engineer settle lawsuit over Autopilot source code
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tesla Inc has settled a lawsuit against a former employee who copied the source code of the electric vehicle (EV) maker's Autopilot technology, according to a U.S. district court f...
Apr 16, 2021
Olympics: BMX cycling test event postponed amid COVID-19 pandemic
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympic organisers said on Friday they had decided to postpone a test event for BMX freestyle cycling scheduled for April 24-25 because of the impact on scheduling from the COV...
Apr 16, 2021
Pandemic takes its toll on Danes’ mental health, insurer says
By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Social distancing and worries over COVID-19 have caused a surge in Danes seeking professional help to ease anxiety and depression they developed during the...
Apr 16, 2021
EU post-Brexit imports from UK halve in Jan-Feb, trade surplus rises
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's imports from Britain almost halved in the first two months of the year following the UK exit from the EU single market, data showed on Friday, and the 27-nati...
Apr 16, 2021
Vietnam calls for faster vaccine rollout before shots expire
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's health ministry called for the acceleration of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout on Friday as the expiry date of the Southeast Asian country's first batch of jabs supplied throu...
Apr 16, 2021
Indian vaccine maker Serum Institute appeals to Biden to lift embargo on raw material exports
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world's biggest vaccine maker, on Friday urged U.S. President Joe Biden to lift an embargo on U.S. exports of raw materials that is hurtin...
Apr 16, 2021
