Author Archives: Syndicated Content
PAHO expects COVAX facility vaccines to be deployed in Latin America as of March
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) expects the deployment of COVID-19 vaccine made available for poorer countries through the U.N.-led COVAX facility to start in March, w...
Jan 27, 2021
Morocco to start vaccinations on Thursday, palace says
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco will start its vaccination campaign against the coronavirus on Thursday, the royal palace said in a statement after receiving doses from AstraZeneca and Sinopharm. The palace...
Jan 27, 2021
Russia warns of delays in Sputnik V vaccine supply to Latin America
BUENOS AIRES/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's supply of its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to Latin America, a key overseas sales area, may be delayed by up to three weeks as production capacity is ramped up t...
Jan 27, 2021
Mexico’s richest man Carlos Slim hospitalized with COVID-19
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican businessman Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, remains hospitalized with COVID-19, spokesman Arturo Elias said on Wednesday. The 80-year-old telecoms magnate ...
Jan 27, 2021
Chad becomes first country to ask for debt overhaul under G20 common framework
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chad has officially requested a debt restructuring, the first country to do so under a new common framework agreed by Group of 20 major economies last year, the...
Jan 27, 2021
Penguins GM Jim Rutherford resigns
Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford, the architect of back-to-back Stanley Cup titles, resigned Wednesday for personal reasons. Patrik Allvin, the Penguins' assistant general manager, h...
Jan 27, 2021
Czech vaccine drive in chaos as ministry recommends first-dose halt
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic's coronavirus vaccination drive was in chaos on Wednesday after the Health Ministry called for a two-week halt to new vaccinations amid a supply shortage, only to...
Jan 27, 2021
COVID-19 death toll in the Americas reaches 1 million people, says PAHO director
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Over one million people in the Americas have now died from complications from COVID-19, the head of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa Etienne, said on Wednesday...
Jan 27, 2021
Biden administration temporarily holds some U.S. weapons exports: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The incoming Biden administration has temporarily paused some pending arms sales to U.S. allies in order to review them, a U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday. Weap...
Jan 27, 2021
Canada’s Quebec retreats on homeless curfew requirement after court order
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Quebec on Wednesday retreated from a controversial requirement for homeless people to follow a curfew aimed at curbing the spread of novel coronavirus, af...
Jan 27, 2021
