Author Archives: Syndicated Content
West China Hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate enters mid-stage human trial
BEIJING (Reuters) - An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by West China Hospital has entered a mid-stage human test, authorities of China's southwestern province of Sichuan said on Tuesday. A ...
Nov 17, 2020
Britain needs to consider options to repair public finances, says minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will consider its options to help repair the country's public finances, housing minister Robert Jenrick said on Tuesday, after media reports that ministers were considering ...
Nov 17, 2020
Locked down Greece quietly marks 1973 revolt anniversary as marches banned
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou laid a wreath at the empty Athens Polytechnic University on Tuesday to honour the dozens killed during a bloody 1973 student uprising agains...
Nov 17, 2020
European shares slip after vaccine-driven rally
(Reuters) - European stocks eased from eight-month highs on Tuesday as tighter coronavirus restrictions across the continent halted a market rally that was powered by encouraging COVID-19 vaccine upda...
Nov 17, 2020
Coronavirus situation remains very serious: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - The coronavirus situation in Germany is still very serious even though infection numbers are not rising so fast, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday, after federal and state le...
Nov 17, 2020
Tricking the taste buds: flavour makers rise to meaty challenge
By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) - At flavour maker Givaudan's innovation centre near Zurich, veteran chef Sam Brunschweiler serves up a lamb shawarma dish that looks and tastes appropriately meat...
Nov 17, 2020
Baseball: KBO League reduce capacity to 30% amid rising COVID-19 cases
(Reuters) - The final round of South Korea's KBO League post-season will have crowds reduced to 30% capacity after the government imposed stricter social distancing rules on Tuesday in an effort to da...
Nov 17, 2020
WHO takes aim at cervical cancer to reduce cases, deaths
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Vaccinating nine in 10 girls under 15 against cervical cancer, and improved screening and treatment of women could reduce infections by 40% and save 5 million l...
Nov 17, 2020
Three detained in Germany over $1 billion Green Vault jewel heist
BERLIN (Reuters) - Police raided apartments across Berlin early on Tuesday and detained three people suspected of involvement in a jewel heist at a museum housing one of Europe's greatest collections ...
Nov 17, 2020
French health minister says he cannot give date for end of lockdown
PARIS (Reuters) - French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Tuesday he could not give a date for the end of the national lockdown. The country-wide restrictions were imposed on Oct. 30, initially f...
Nov 17, 2020
