Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK airline stocks cushioned by hopes for big June travel restart
LONDON (Reuters) - British airline stocks lost ground on Monday after the government set out a limited reopening of travel, but losses were cushioned by hopes that a bigger take-off would be on the ca...
May 10, 2021
Negotiations on Iran nuclear deal taking time but constructive, Germany says
(Reuters) - Time is of the essence in the Vienna negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday, adding talks were lengthy but conducted in a good...
May 10, 2021
Cricket-‘A batsman’s dream’: UK study says bamboo beats willow
(Reuters) - If a group of Cambridge University scientists have their way, cricket fans might soon have to become accustomed to the sound of leather on bamboo. A study conducted by Darshil Shah and Ben...
May 10, 2021
Traders book tankers in Europe to ship gasoline across Atlantic after Colonial shutdown
LONDON (Reuters) -Traders provisionally booked at least six tankers to ship gasoline from Europe to U.S. destinations following a cyber attack that shut the United States' top fuel pipeline network, R...
May 10, 2021
Government advisor sparks ire with tweet laughing off calls for Olympic cancellation
TOKYO (Reuters) - A tweet by a top Japanese government advisor downplaying the pandemic and laughing off calls for the Olympics to be cancelled is drawing public ire a few days after Japan extended a ...
May 10, 2021
G7 should invest $1 trillion per year for sustainable COVID recovery – report
LONDON (Reuters) - Group of Seven countries should invest $1 trillion per year until 2030 to ensure a strong and sustainable economic recovery from the pandemic, according to a report that was request...
May 10, 2021
Germany to make J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine available to all adults
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is to make Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine available to all adults, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Monday, adding that they will be able to receive the shot on the ...
May 10, 2021
South Africa warns of ‘vaccine apartheid’ if rich countries hog shots
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that if wealthy nations hogged COVID-19 shots while millions in poor countries died waiting for the...
May 10, 2021
GAVI in talks with China’s Sinopharm, other vaccine makers for COVAX doses
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Gavi Vaccine Alliance is in talks with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers including China's state-owned Sinopharm to expand the COVAX pipeline and secure doses for distribution, a G...
May 10, 2021
Norway should exclude J&J, AstraZeneca from COVID vaccination scheme, says commission
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway should exclude the COVID-19 vaccines made by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson in its inoculation program due to a risk of rare but harmful side-effects, a government-appointed...
May 10, 2021
