Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Catalonia holds regional election, gauging separatists’ strength
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalan voters head to the polls on Sunday for an election that will test the strength of the Spanish region's pro-independence movement in an era now dominated by t...
Feb 13, 2021
Sanofi’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate not ready this year, CEO says
PARIS (Reuters) - A COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Sanofi and U.S. group Translate Bio "will not be ready this year," the French drugmaker's chief executive told Le Journal du Dimanche newspa...
Feb 13, 2021
UK’s Johnson to host virtual G7 meeting to push for global vaccine roll-out
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host a virtual meeting of G7 leaders next week to call for action to ensure equal global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, and to prevent ...
Feb 13, 2021
Over 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered: U.S. CDC
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered over 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning and delivered about 69.9 milli...
Feb 13, 2021
Factbox: Seven Republicans vote to convict Trump in impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump was acquitted in his impeachment trial on Saturday on a charge of inciting insurrection in a Jan. 6 speech to supporters just before hundreds of them stormed the U....
Feb 13, 2021
After not-guilty vote, McConnell says Trump ‘morally responsible’ for Capitol riot
By David Morgan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called Donald Trump "practically and morally responsible" for his supporters' deadly attack on the C...
Feb 13, 2021
Alpine skiing: Ligety forgoes final race of career due to bad back
(Reuters) - Double Olympic champion Ted Ligety, who planned to retire on his own terms after next week's Alpine skiing world championships, abruptly called time on his career on Saturday due to a bad ...
Feb 13, 2021
EU asks Hungary not to take opposition radio off air – letter
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive asked Hungary to "take urgent action" to let an opposition radio station continue broadcasting after it lost an appeal against...
Feb 13, 2021
Cross country skiing: World Cup races in Czech Republic cancelled
PRAGUE (Reuters) - World Cup cross country ski races will not take place in the Czech Republic on Feb. 20-21 after COVID-19 restrictions in neighbouring Germany tightened, Czech organisers said on Sat...
Feb 13, 2021
100,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine arrive in Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) - The first 100,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine arrived in Venezuela on Saturday. In a tweet, President Nicolas Maduro said medical and health personnel would be ...
Feb 13, 2021
