Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Student protests highlight Erdogan’s struggle to win over Turkey’s Gen Z
By Ali Kucukgocmen and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish student Azelya Celik works late into the night typing up notes on molecular biology before grabbing a few hours sleep and heading into ...
Feb 05, 2021
Understanding COVID-19 origins will take years, says WHO team member
By David Kirton WUHAN, China (Reuters) - A member of the World Health Organization-led team visiting the central Chinese city of Wuhan said he has been surprised by the complexity of getting to the or...
Feb 05, 2021
Explainer: Can Scotland hold another independence referendum?
By Michael Holden and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish nationalists are pushing for an independence referendum to be held after this May's Scottish parliament election, but British Prime M...
Feb 05, 2021
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine works against UK variant, Oxford says
LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca and Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine has similar efficacy against the "Kent" coronavirus variant currently circulating in Britain as it does to the previously circul...
Feb 05, 2021
Britain to work with Germany’s CureVac on vaccines against coronavirus variants
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Friday said it had agreed on a deal with German biotech firm CureVac to work to develop vaccines against coronavirus variants, placing an initial order for 50 million dos...
Feb 05, 2021
Judges, not voters, may decide on Scottish independence vote
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's top civil court dealt nationalists a blow on Friday by declining to rule that the Scottish parliament had the right to call an independence referendum w...
Feb 05, 2021
Vatican urges U.N. Security Council meeting on COVID vaccine access
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The charity arm of the Vatican and Roman Catholic Church urged the United Nations on Friday to hold a Security Council meeting to designate the equitable di...
Feb 05, 2021
Olympics: Athletes’ association seeks comprehensive COVID-19 plan ahead of Games
(Reuters) - The World Players Association (WPA) on Friday called for a comprehensive and fully funded COVID-19 protection plan as opposed to mere statements from the organisers to safeguard the health...
Feb 05, 2021
Exclusive: Navalny affair no grounds to cancel Nord Stream pipeline, new German CDU chief says
By Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany should not drop support for the planned Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia over the crackdown on Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, as "feel-good moralising" is...
Feb 05, 2021
UK prosecutor loses battle against KBR over extra-territorial reach
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) acted unlawfully when it tried to compel U.S. engineering, procurement and construction company KBR Inc to hand over documents he...
Feb 05, 2021
