Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Blood type not a COVID-19 risk factor in U.S.; inhaled asthma drug may keep mild illness from worsening
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Apr 16, 2021
Nadal beaten by Rublev in Monte Carlo quarter-finals
(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal suffered a shock quarter-final defeat by Russian Andrey Rublev at the Monte Carlo Masters on Friday as he was overpowered 6-2 4-6 6-2, only his sixth ever loss at the tournament...
Apr 16, 2021
EU to define what makes a ‘green’ investment in transport, industry, buildings: draft
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will next week lay out conditions that transport, industry and buildings must meet to be classed as a sustainable investment in Europe, but delay...
Apr 16, 2021
Kyrgyz health minister promotes herbal COVID-19 cure; expert says it’s poisonous
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan will use a herbal tonic to treat COVID-19, its health minister said on Friday after his president praised the remedy - despite warnings from a medical expert that it con...
Apr 16, 2021
Castro confirms he is passing Cuban Communist Party leadership to new generation
HAVANA (Reuters) - Raul Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of the all-powerful Cuban Communist Party to a younger generation that was "full of passion and anti-imperialist spirit" at ...
Apr 16, 2021
Pandemic destroyed fewer U.S. firms than feared, Fed study shows
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer than 200,000 businesses in the United States may have failed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a lighter toll than initially feared and o...
Apr 16, 2021
White House faces increased pressure to act on guns after Indianapolis shooting
By Andy Sullivan and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden faced increased pressure on Friday to stem gun violence amid a rash of mass shootings across the United States, but he ...
Apr 16, 2021
In Paris cemetery, fresh plots tell story of COVID-19’s toll
By Noemie Olive PARIS (Reuters) - France passed the grim milestone of 100,000 people dead from COVID-19 this week, but a warden at a Paris cemetery has already been witnessing the death toll as she ov...
Apr 16, 2021
J&J scientists refute ‘class effect’ to blame for clots in those who got its COVID-19 vaccine
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists at Johnson & Johnson on Friday refuted an assertion in a major medical journal that the design of their COVID-19 vaccine, which is similar AstraZene...
Apr 16, 2021
Moscow prosecutor moves to outlaw Kremlin critic Navalny’s activist network
MOSCOW (Reuters) - State prosecutors in Moscow asked a court on Friday to label jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's anti-corruption group and regional headquarters "extremist" organisations, a move...
Apr 16, 2021
