Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Israel’s health ministry authorizes use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Moderna Inc said on Monday that Israel's health ministry had authorized its COVID-19 vaccine, marking the vaccine's third regulatory authorization and the first outside Nort...
Jan 04, 2021
China reports 33 new COVID-19 cases vs 33 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 33 new COVID-19 cases on Jan. 4, matching the count from the day before, the country's national health authority said on Tuesday. The National Health Commi...
Jan 04, 2021
Panama will receive first COVID-19 vaccine doses this month, minister says
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama will receive its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech, totaling 40,000 doses, later this month, Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes said on Monday. "W...
Jan 04, 2021
U.S. judge blocks Trump sanctions targeting human rights lawyers, war crimes tribunal
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from sanctioning human rights lawyers for supporting the work of the world's war crimes tribunal, the I...
Jan 04, 2021
Al Qaeda branch claims responsibility for killing two french soldiers in Mali
DAKAR (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's branch in North Africa has claimed responsibility for killing two French soldiers who died when their armoured vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in eastern...
Jan 04, 2021
Mexican president offers Assange asylum after U.S. extradition bid thwarted
By Daina Beth Solomon and Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday offered political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a move that could an...
Jan 04, 2021
Niger mourns, probes weekend massacre in two villages
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger has declared three days of national mourning following the massacre of 100 civilians in two villages in the western region of the country where Islamist militants have carried...
Jan 04, 2021
Fed’s Mester says monetary policy will remain accommodative for ‘quite some time’
(Reuters) - U.S. economic growth could surge later this year if most Americans are vaccinated against the coronavirus, but the gains would unlikely be enough for the Federal Reserve to pull back its s...
Jan 04, 2021
Leave your guns at home, Washington police warn pro-Trump rally-goers
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - City officials in Washington on Monday warned supporters of President Donald Trump not to bring guns to protests this week against congressional certification...
Jan 04, 2021
Drugmakers kick off 2021 with 500 U.S. price hikes
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - Drugmakers including Abbvie Inc and Bristol Myers Squibb raised U.S. list prices on more than 500 drugs to kick off 2021, according to an analysis by health care ...
Jan 04, 2021
