Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sanofi to produce 100 million Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine doses, CEO says
PARIS (Reuters) - French pharma giant Sanofi will produce more than 100 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by its competitors Pfizer and BioNTech by the end of the year, CEO Paul Hudson t...
Jan 26, 2021
Italy reports 541 new coronavirus deaths, 10,593 cases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 541 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday, up from 420 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 10,593 from 8,561. Some...
Jan 26, 2021
UK PM Johnson: Sorrow of 100,000 COVID-19 death toll “hard to compute”
LONDON (Reuters) - The sorrow of Britain's COVID-19 death toll, which passed 100,000 on Tuesday, was hard to compute, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. "It's hard to compute the sorrow contained in t...
Jan 26, 2021
EU drugs agency says it is advising makers of Russian vaccine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is in the process of offering advice to the developers of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, but is not currently reviewing it for approva...
Jan 26, 2021
Spanish PM appoints new health minister amid worsening pandemic
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez appointed Regional Policy Minister Carolina Darias as the new health minister on Tuesday after her predecessor resigned to run in an election in...
Jan 26, 2021
Michigan marks 184th anniversary of statehood
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Michigan earned statehood on Jan. 26, 1837, but the effort resulted in, and resolved, a fight with Ohio over Toledo, a valued port city in that era. French explorers, the ...
Jan 26, 2021
Canada will lobby for its interests as Biden implements ‘Buy American’ provisions: PM Trudeau
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will advocate on behalf of its own economic interests after President Joe Biden vowed to use a "Buy American" policy for federal procurement in a bid to boost domestic manufa...
Jan 26, 2021
Athlete vaccinations started, new guidelines to alleviate concerns: IPC spokesman
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Some athletes have already started being vaccinated against COVID-19, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) spokesman told Reuters on Tuesday, ahead of the rel...
Jan 26, 2021
Iran will take steps next month to curb short-notice IAEA inspections: official
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran threatened on Tuesday to block short-notice inspections of its nuclear facilities, demanding Washington reverse economic sanctions before it returns to compliance with a nuclear...
Jan 26, 2021
Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron to retire
(Reuters) - Washington Post said on Tuesday its Executive Editor Marty Baron will retire at the end of February, after eight years with the newspaper. (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil in Bengaluru; Edit...
Jan 26, 2021
