Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
LGBT persecution on the rise in Cameroon, Human Rights Watch says
DOUALA (Reuters) - Cameroon security forces have arrested, threatened or assaulted at least 24 people since February in a ramped-up crackdown on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) people,...
Apr 14, 2021
Sweden registers 8,879 new COVID-19 cases, 60 deaths on Wednesday
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, which has shunned lockdowns throughout the pandemic, registered 8,879 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, health agency statistics showed. The country of 10 million inhab...
Apr 14, 2021
Elderly show equally strong antibody response to first dose of Astra, Pfizer COVID-19 shots
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - The first study to directly compare immune reactions between Pfizer's and AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccines has found similarly strong antibody responses in over 80-ye...
Apr 14, 2021
Romanian PM fires health minister over handling of COVID-19
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian Prime Minister Florin Citu fired his health minister on Wednesday, saying he wanted to shore up trust in state institutions as they battle the coronavirus pandemic, but ...
Apr 14, 2021
Wells Fargo profit beats estimates as credit costs stabilize
(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co reported first-quarter profit ahead of Wall Street estimates on Wednesday as the bank set aside less money to cover soured loans. The fourth-largest U.S. lender said profi...
Apr 14, 2021
Dollar General to hire up to 20,000 workers as economy rebounds
(Reuters) - Dollar General Corp said on Wednesday it would recruit up to 20,000 employees this spring, the latest company to plan a hiring spree as more parts of the U.S. economy reopen and fiscal sti...
Apr 14, 2021
Laschet stands his ground in Merkel succession showdown
BERLIN (Reuters) - Armin Laschet, leader of Germany's Christian Democrats, is sticking to his ambition to run as conservative candidate to succeed Angela Merkel despite a strong showing by his Bavaria...
Apr 14, 2021
