Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. reviewing Myanmar ‘genocide’ determination: State Dept official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has begun a review of whether to declare the Myanmar military's campaign against the Rohingya minority a genocide and should have an answer "in the not-too-dis...
Mar 25, 2021
U.S. should research solar geoengineering to fight climate change but exercise caution, scientists say
By Andrea Januta (Reuters) - The National Academies of Science on Thursday called for the United States to pursue research into solar geoengineering to cool the Earth's atmosphere but urged caution gi...
Mar 25, 2021
EU exported 77 million COVID-19 vaccines since December – Commission
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union exported some 77 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to 33 countries since Dec 1, 2020, the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen briefed EU leade...
Mar 25, 2021
Exclusive: Credit Suisse considers Greensill investor payout – sources
By Oliver Hirt and John O'Donnell ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse is considering compensating investors hit by the collapse of funds linked to insolvent finance firm Greensill, four people familiar w...
Mar 25, 2021
Austria warns of harm to EU if vaccine spread within bloc not adjusted
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz warned on Thursday that the European Union would be greatly harmed if COVID-19 vaccines were not distributed more equitably between member states...
Mar 25, 2021
Russia begins producing third COVID-19 vaccine – ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has started producing CoviVac, its third vaccine against COVID-19, and will soon make it available for use in its regions, though phase three trials are still under way, offi...
Mar 25, 2021
Italy’s COVID-hit Lombardy to use algorithm to decide who gets vaccine first
By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - Lombardy, the Italian region worst-hit by COVID-19, is going to adopt an algorithm devised by scientists to help get its faltering vaccination drive back on track by...
Mar 25, 2021
Historic Mars helicopter test flight set for early April
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA engineers plan to send a miniature helicopter whirring just above the surface of Mars next month in an interplanetary aviation experiment that, if successf...
Mar 25, 2021
Impossible for Italy to meet EU vaccination target for over 80s – institute
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italy will fail to met an EU target of vaccinating 80% of citizens aged over 80 by the end of March, a leading health institute said on Thursday, questioning the vacc...
Mar 25, 2021
Sweden sees highest daily number of COVID cases since December
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, which has rejected lockdowns throughout the pandemic, registered its highest number of new cases since the end of last year on Thursday amid what authorities said was fla...
Mar 25, 2021
