Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tunisian Prime Minister Hicham Amchichi contracts COVID-19
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's Prime Minister Hichem Mechich has been infected with the coronavirus, the government said on Friday. He will cancel his meetings and continue to work remotely, the governme...
Jun 25, 2021
Biden’s EV charging push boosts established automakers taking on Tesla
By Subrat Patnaik and Chavi Mehta (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's plan to spend billions on charging networks in the U.S. could encourage more Americans to buy electric vehicles, giving General Moto...
Jun 25, 2021
WHO expects to give emergency approval to 1-2 more COVID-19 vaccines in coming months
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has received submissions from at least three vaccine makers for emergency approval for additional COVID-19 vaccines and expects to approve at least one...
Jun 25, 2021
Parts of Wuerzburg sealed off following stabbing reports
BERLIN (Reuters) - Police in the German town of Wuerzburg said they had sealed off parts of the city centre for a "major operation" on Friday afternoon. Local media reported that stabbings had taken p...
Jun 25, 2021
AstraZeneca’s diabetes drug shows benefit in late-stage study in adolescents
AstraZeneca Plc's diabetes drug significantly reduced blood sugar levels in a late-stage study in adolescents aged 10-17 with type 2 diabetes, the UK-based drugmaker said on Friday. Data from the stud...
Jun 25, 2021
WHO’s Tedros says vaccine shortage in poor countries a global failure
GENEVA (Reuters) - The world's inability to provide enough COVID-19 vaccines for poor countries is a global failure that highlights injustice, the head of the World Health Organization said on Friday....
Jun 25, 2021
Lebanon’s Hezbollah says logistics ready for Iranian fuel imports
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday repeated pledges to import Iranian fuel should shortages across the country persist. Nasrallah, who heads the Iranian-bac...
Jun 25, 2021
Italy reports 56 coronavirus deaths on Friday, 753 new cases
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 56 coronavirus-related deaths on Friday against 28 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 753 from 927. Italy has re...
Jun 25, 2021
Delta, Kappa variants surge in Italy to nearly 17% of cases, health institute says
By Reuters Staff MILAN (Reuters) - The Delta coronavirus variant and its sibling Kappa have surged in Italy in the past month, accounting for nearly 17% of total COVID-19 cases, the national health in...
Jun 25, 2021
WHO’s Tedros on Tigray bombing: denying health care access to victims unacceptable
GENEVA (Reuters) - World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday that ambulances had been blocked from reaching victims of an air strike in Ethiopia's Tigray reg...
Jun 25, 2021
