Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Netherlands bans all flights from South Africa over COVID-19 mutation
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands on Monday joined a range of nations banning flights from South Africa to stop the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus. The Dutch government said all passen...
Dec 21, 2020
Lack of controls among causes of Genoa bridge disaster, technical report says
MILAN (Reuters) - The collapse of a motorway bridge in Genoa in which 43 people died in 2018 was caused by a combination of factors, including insufficient maintenance, a report by technical advisers ...
Dec 21, 2020
SoftBank Vision Fund’s blank-check company files for IPO
(Reuters) - SoftBank Group Vision Fund's blank-check company, SVF Investment Corp, filed to go public on Monday saying it would raise up to $525 million. The company intends to have its units listed o...
Dec 21, 2020
Brazil registers 25,019 new cases of coronavirus on Monday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil on Monday registered 25,019 new cases of coronavirus, the health ministry said, bringing the total to 7,263,619. Deaths rose by 527 to 187,291. (Reporting by Pedro Fo...
Dec 21, 2020
MDHHS confirms new MI COVID Alert text message outreach
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Monday, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) confirmed the launch of a statewide text outreach aimed at increasing residents' awareness of the ...
Dec 21, 2020
Kosovo’s highest court rules vote on government was illegal
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo's highest court ruled on Monday that a June parliament vote on the new government was illegal, pushing the country into an early election. The Constitutional Court of Kosov...
Dec 21, 2020
Nigeria advises regions to limit public gatherings amid COVID-19 spike
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria is advising its sub-regions to limit public gatherings, close bars and night clubs over the next five weeks amid a spike in new COVID-19 cases, a government coronavirus task ...
Dec 21, 2020
China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine proves effective in Brazil trials – WSJ
(Reuters) - Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine has shown to be effective in late-stage trials in Brazil, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people involved in the...
Dec 21, 2020
Test administrator avoids prison in U.S. college admissions scandal
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A former college entrance exam administrator avoided prison on Monday after admitting she participated in a vast U.S. fraud and bribery scheme that has resulted in c...
Dec 21, 2020
Brazil health institute calls early reports on CoronaVac efficacy “mere speculation”
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Brazilian public health institute handling trials for a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech said on Monday that any reports on the efficacy of the shot...
Dec 21, 2020
