Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Spain evaluates possible resumption of vaccination with AstraZeneca shots
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's government has called a meeting of the interregional council for the coronavrius response on Thursday to evaluate possible resumption of vaccination with AstraZeneca shots a...
Mar 18, 2021
U.S. Senate confirms Becerra as top federal health official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra will join President Joe Biden's Cabinet after the U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed him to be secretary of Health and Human Services. ...
Mar 18, 2021
Italy reports 423 coronavirus deaths on Thursday, 24,935 new cases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 423 coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday against 431 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 24,935 from 23,059 the ...
Mar 18, 2021
France reports 4,246 COVID-19 patients in intensive care, new 2021 high
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of people in intensive care units with COVID-19 in French hospitals rose by 27 to 4,246, a new 2021 high, the health ministry reported on Thursday. The ministry also repor...
Mar 18, 2021
NASA to test rocket engines that could eventually send humans to the moon
(Reuters) - NASA on Thursday will ignite the engines on a rocket that Boeing built to eventually launch Artemis missions to the moon after a previous test in January was cut short. NASA plans to condu...
Mar 18, 2021
UK’s top COVID-19 virus hunter had a long and winding path to the top
By Guy Faulconbridge CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters) - Sharon Peacock, one of the world's top scientific warriors in the battle with the 0.0001-millimetre virus that causes COVID-19, had to fight a much ...
Mar 18, 2021
EU’s drug regulator backs AstraZeneca vaccine after safety investigation
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The EU's drug watchdog said on Thursday it is still convinced the benefits of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine outweigh the risks following an investigation into reports of blood d...
Mar 18, 2021
Danish medicines agency had 10 reports of blood clots after AstraZeneca shot
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Medicines Agency said on Thursday it had registered ten reports of blood clots in people who received AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, including one that led to death. ...
Mar 18, 2021
U.S. imported $2.4 billion in illegally fished seafood in 2019, U.S. agency says
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States imported $2.4 billion worth of seafood from illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in 2019, representing 11% of total U.S. imports, the U....
Mar 18, 2021
Analysis: Fed move eases pressure on money funds, but more may be needed
By Karen Brettell (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's decision on Wednesday to raise the maximum amount money funds can lend into its reverse repurchase agreement facility should ease some stresses for ...
Mar 18, 2021
