Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WHO reviewing Vietnam proposal to produce mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
By James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday it was reviewing a proposal by an unidentified vaccine manufacturer in Vietnam to become an mRNA-based COVID-19...
May 12, 2021
Reactions to Israeli-Palestinian fighting
LONDON (Reuters) - U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTONIO GUTERRES: Guterres' spokesman said the secretary-general was saddened by "the increasingly large numbers of casualties, including children, from Israe...
May 12, 2021
Napoleon’s shirt worn in exile and English letter go on display
By Bart Biesemans WATERLOO, Belgium (Reuters) - A shirt worn by Napoleon during his exile on the island of Saint Helena in the south Atlantic and a letter he wrote there to practise his English have g...
May 12, 2021
Olympics-Brazil to start vaccinating athletes, staff headed to Tokyo Games
(Reuters) - Brazilian athletes and staff travelling to Tokyo for the Olympics will receive COVID-19 vaccines with the first doses set to be administered on Friday, the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB...
May 12, 2021
Big night for Grossman allows Tigers to take opening game against Royals
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Robbie Grossman had five RBI and drove in the game-winning run on a single in the ninth inning as the Detroit Tigers withstood a late-inning rally by the Kansas City R...
May 12, 2021
In court, former Nissan executive Kelly denies helping Ghosn hide earnings
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Nissan Motor executive Greg Kelly denied helping ousted boss Carlos Ghosn hide earnings, saying at his trial in Tokyo on Wednesday that his only goal had been to ...
May 12, 2021
CDC panel meets on Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine use in adolescents
(Reuters) - Advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will meet on Wednesday to discuss recommendations for the use of Pfizer and partner BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine in chi...
May 12, 2021
From friend to foe: EU prepares sanctions on Lebanon for first time
By John Irish and Robin Emmott PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is drawing up sanctions on politicians in Lebanon seen as blocking the formation of a government, readying the bloc's first...
May 12, 2021
How can we stop the next pandemic? Here’s what a WHO panel recommends
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - A new transparent global system should be set up for probing disease outbreaks, empowering the World Health Organization to deploy investigators at short-notice...
May 12, 2021
Factbox: Three ways a panel says the WHO, states failed on COVID-19
By Stephanie Nebehay (Reuters) - The International Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response issued its report on Wednesday into the global handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, calling for a new tran...
May 12, 2021
