Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indian vaccine makers say can quickly adapt to tackle variants
By Krishna N. Das and Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian pharmaceutical companies Bharat Biotech and Biological E. Ltd said on Monday they could quickly rework their COVID-19 vaccine products to ...
Feb 22, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court revives Texas inmate’s lawsuit over pepper spray incident
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday revived a civil rights lawsuit filed by a convicted murderer in Texas against a prison guard accused of using pepper spray against him in a...
Feb 22, 2021
South African corruption inquiry wants Zuma jailed for two years after no-show
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African inquiry into corruption during Jacob Zuma's time in power is seeking the former president's imprisonment for two years, after he defied a summons and court ord...
Feb 22, 2021
Estonian tech firm says wearable air purifier can kill virus with UV light
By Tarmo Virki TALLINN (Reuters) - Estonian tech company Respiray on Monday launched a wearable air purifier it says can kill more than 99% of viruses and bacteria in the air inhaled by the wearer usi...
Feb 22, 2021
Teachers may play role in in-school COVID-19 transmission: U.S. CDC
(Reuters) - Teachers may play an important role in the transmission of COVID-19 within schools, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday, citing a study conducted in el...
Feb 22, 2021
Khamenei says Iran may enrich uranium up to 60% purity if needed
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Tehran may enrich uranium up to 60% purity if the country needed it, state TV reported, adding that Tehran will never...
Feb 22, 2021
UK preparing for COVID-19 revaccination programme this year
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is preparing for a revaccination programme against COVID-19, likely to run later this year and consist of a single booster dose, the government said in its plan to end coron...
Feb 22, 2021
Broker IG pulls some of its riskier products after GameStop frenzy
(Reuters) - London-listed trading platform IG said on Monday it would withdraw a number of its riskier equities products after a frenzy of stock market bets by small U.S. investors earlier this year t...
Feb 22, 2021
UK gives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 17.7 million people
LONDON (Reuters) - A total of 17.7 million people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, official data released on Monday showed. Britain also reported a further 10,641 cases and 178 de...
Feb 22, 2021
A day that will live in infamy: U.S. nears 500,000th COVID-19 death
By Maria Caspani and Anurag Maan NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States on Monday closed in on the staggering milestone of 500,000 COVID-19 deaths just over a year to the day since the coronavirus pan...
Feb 22, 2021
