Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan’s new battery industry group to seek increased gov’t support
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's newly created Battery Association for Supply Chain (BASC) said on Wednesday it will seek increased government support as it aims to reinforce the industry's global competitiv...
Apr 14, 2021
Spain confident of vaccination targets despite “worrying” J&J suspension
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain is confident it can maintain its current vaccination targets despite a U.S. suspension of the Johnson & Johnson shot and delays to its European rollout over clotting concerns,...
Apr 14, 2021
Portugal abolishes scandal-ridden border service
By Catarina Demony and Victoria Waldersee LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's border service, steeped in scandal after a Ukrainian man was beaten to death while in its custody at Lisbon airport, will be abo...
Apr 14, 2021
Fighting kills, injures nearly 1,800 Afghans in first three months of 2021: U.N.
KABUL (Reuters) - Nearly 1,800 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the first three months of 2021 during fighting between government forces and Taliban insurgents despite efforts to find peace,...
Apr 14, 2021
Without J&J, EU vaccination drive could slip by over 2 months: Airfinity
By Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) - The suspension of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine could delay efforts to vaccinate most people in the European Union by over two months to December, scientif...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. CDC to weigh rare clot risk with J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine as use paused
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. health advisory panel on Wednesday is set to review six reported cases of rare blood clots in women who received Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine one day after federa...
Apr 14, 2021
Nikola, Iveco and OGE sign preliminary hydrogen distribution agreement
MILAN (Reuters) - Truckmaker Iveco, electric and hydrogen vehicle maker Nikola and German gas network operator OGE said on Wednesday they entered a preliminary agreement to support hydrogen distributi...
Apr 14, 2021
Disaster-ready Swiss rethink iodine handouts as nuclear plant offline
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - The closure of a nuclear power plant near Bern in Switzerland is disrupting more than energy supplies: it has also led to a rethink of how the nation doles out iodine...
Apr 14, 2021
EU sets out five-year crime cooperation, anti-trafficking plans
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will seek to increase police cooperation, target human trafficking and establish new rules to counter money laundering, according to plans detailed by the Europ...
Apr 14, 2021
Closure of online feminist groups in China sparks call for women to ‘stick together’
BEIJING (Reuters) - Several Chinese feminist channels on Douban, a popular social networking forum in China, were abruptly shut this week, triggering online anger and prompting calls for women to "sti...
Apr 14, 2021
