Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil researcher expects CoronaVac efficacy among elderly on par with other adults
By Eduardo Simes SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech is likely to be as effective for the elderly as it is for other adults, a senior official at the Brazilia...
Dec 29, 2020
North Korea prepares for major party congress amid growing challenges
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un chaired a politburo meeting on preparations for a rare Congress that is expected to set new economic and political goals as the country ...
Dec 29, 2020
Mnuchin says U.S. stimulus payments to begin arriving as early as Tuesday evening
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday that $600 stimulus checks could begin arriving in people's bank accounts as soon as this evening. Mnuchin tweeted that pay...
Dec 29, 2020
UK PM Johnson approves placing more of the country in tier 4 virus restrictions -The Times
(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has approved placing further swathes of the country into tier 4 restrictions as the government becomes increasingly alarmed by the speed at which a new...
Dec 29, 2020
Regeneron says its COVID-19 antibody therapy showed promise in hospitalized patients
(Reuters) - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday initial data from an ongoing study of its experimental antibody cocktail for use in some hospitalized COVID-19 patients show the therapy was s...
Dec 29, 2020
UK-EU Brexit bill resolves ‘vexed’ European question -Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will be able to trade with its European neighbours and keep control of its laws and destiny, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will say on Wednesday before lawmakers vote on the ...
Dec 29, 2020
U.S. will not file charges against Cleveland police over Tamir Rice shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it had closed its investigation of the 2014 shooting by Cleveland police of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black youth, and that no federa...
Dec 29, 2020
Latin America COVID-19 death toll tops 500,000 as Brazil cases spike
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean from COVID-19 topped 500,000 on Tuesday, and cases soared above 15 million amid holiday festivities, according to a Reuters tally of figu...
Dec 29, 2020
Quebec calls for airport testing, quarantine checks to avoid holiday spread of COVID-19
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Quebec on Tuesday urged the federal government to require COVID-19 testing for residents returning from year-end vacations, after image...
Dec 29, 2020
Brazil urges vaccine makers to expedite regulatory applications
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil on Tuesday urged producers of COVID-19 vaccines to speed up their applications for use in the country, as a senior Health Ministry official vowed to improve dialogue with P...
Dec 29, 2020
