Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Kidney problems in COVID-19 patients unrelated to remdesivir: EU drugs regulator
(Reuters) - Europe's drugs regulator said on Friday its safety panel found no evidence that Gilead's remdesivir caused kidney problems in some COVID-19 patients. Remdesivir, sold under the brand name ...
Feb 12, 2021
Play halted at Australian Open as fans leave for lockdown
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Play was suspended temporarily at the Australian Open on Friday as fans were told to leave the Rod Laver Arena to comply with a new five-day lockdown in Melbourne. Top seed Novak...
Feb 12, 2021
U.S. Interior Department to consult with tribal leaders on climate, COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department will start consultations with Native American tribal leaders next month on COVID-19, economic security, racial justice and climate change, part of e...
Feb 12, 2021
Michigan events “dress rehearsal” for U.S. Capitol insurrection says Trump impeachment manager
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan played a role in the Trump impeachment trial Thursday. Democratic Manager Jamie Ruskin said Trump kept up a steady stream of tweets attacking Governor Whi...
Feb 12, 2021
France, Germany, UK: condemn Iran’s production of uranium metal
PARIS (Reuters) - The 'E3' group of leading European powers - France, Germany and the United Kingdom - on Friday condemned Iran's decision to produce uranium metal, which they said was in breach of co...
Feb 12, 2021
Kosovo heads for political shake-up in elections on Sunday
By Ivana Sekularac PRISTINA (Reuters) - An anti-establishment party was expected to take the lead in parliamentary elections in Kosovo on Sunday, complicating Western efforts to broker an end to a ter...
Feb 12, 2021
Mobile bank MoneyLion to go public via blank-check merger in $2.9 billion deal
(Reuters) - Mobile banking platform MoneyLion Inc said on Friday it has agreed to go public through a merger with blank-check firm Fusion Acquisition Corp, in a deal that values the equity of the comb...
Feb 12, 2021
Becton Dickinson’s combination test for COVID-19 gets FDA authorization
(Reuters) - A molecular test from Becton Dickinson that detects viruses that cause COVID-19 as well as influenza and produces result in 2-3 hours has been given emergency user authorization by the U.S...
Feb 12, 2021
Japan activist welcomes Olympic chief resignation, but says sexism much wider
By Rikako Maruyama TOKYO (Reuters) - The resignation of Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori will not by itself solve the problems of sexism in Japanese society, according to one of the student acti...
Feb 12, 2021
Last rites: Himalayan helicopter flies flood-hit villagers home to mourn
By Alasdair Pal RAINI CHAK LATA, India (Reuters) - For three days, Sushma Rana waited at a makeshift dirt helipad in the Indian Himalayas to return to her village and look for her missing brother-in-l...
Feb 12, 2021
