Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Regions in Spain tighten COVID-19 measures as cases creep up
MADRID (Reuters) - Authorities in several Spanish regions ratcheted up COVID-19 restrictions on Wednesday to rein in a rising infection rate and prevent it from evolving into a fourth wave of contagio...
Apr 07, 2021
Britain’s medicine regulator will recommend halting rollout of AstraZeneca shots to under-30s, The Sun and Sky say
LONDON (Reuters) - The rollout of Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to under-30s will be halted following recommendations of Britain's medicine regulator on Wednesday, the Sun newspaper and Sky Ne...
Apr 07, 2021
Gbagbo “free to return” to Ivory Coast following acquittal, president says
By Loucoumane Coulibaly ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and one of his close allies have permission to return home following their acquittal on charges of crimes agains...
Apr 07, 2021
France will continue massive support for air transport sector: finance minister
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government will continue giving strong support to the air transport industry throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday. "We will ...
Apr 07, 2021
Erdogan’s central bank overhaul set up slower growth, higher inflation, economists say
By Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan set the stage for higher inflation and slower economic growth when he sacked a well-respected central bank governor last month, l...
Apr 07, 2021
EU drug regulator finds link between AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots
(Reuters) - Europe's drug regulator on Wednesday found a possible link between AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine and rare blood clotting issues in adults who had received the shot and said it had taken i...
Apr 07, 2021
Iraq registers 8,331 new coronavirus cases in highest daily increase
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq registered its biggest daily increase in coronavirus infections on Wednesday with 8,331 cases, taking its total so far to 859,622 including 14,572 deaths, the health ministry ...
Apr 07, 2021
Exclusive: U.S. to restore about $150 million in aid to Palestinians – sources
(Corrects spelling in headline) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration plans to unveil a package of about $150 million in U.S. aid to the Palestinians, restoring part of the assistance that w...
Apr 07, 2021
Estonia suspends AstraZeneca shots for people under 60
(Reuters) - Estonia on Wednesday suspended the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for people under the age of 60, the Baltic country's public broadcaster reported. It said the decision respond...
Apr 07, 2021
Prosecutors in Minneapolis set to recall expert on police use of force at Chauvin trial
By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O'Brien MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Prosecutors are expected to call back to the witness stand on Wednesday an expert in the use of force by police in a bid to show jurors th...
Apr 07, 2021
