Author Archives: Syndicated Content
German health ministers to discuss use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's health minister will hold a meeting with his regional counterparts at 1800 CET (1600 GMT) on Tuesday to discuss the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, a health ministr...
Mar 30, 2021
New COVID strain detected in Israel; Pfizer vaccine purchase bid delayed
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A new coronavirus strain has been identified in Israel, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday, and the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, used primarily in a swift nationwid...
Mar 30, 2021
Brazil inflation intensifies as producer prices rise at fastest rate in seven years
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Producer prices in Brazil rose in February at their fastest rate since comparable records began seven years ago, figures showed on Tuesday, intensifying "stagfla...
Mar 30, 2021
Bahrain appoints head of diplomatic mission to Israel: BNA
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's government has appointed a head for its diplomatic mission to Israel, the state-run news agency BNA reported on Tuesday. (Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli; Editing by Alison W...
Mar 30, 2021
A raise or a four-day week; biggest German union seals new deal
By Tom Kckenhoff and Matthias Inverardi DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's largest trade union, IG Metall, agreed a 2.3% wage increase, to be paid either in full or as part of a switch to a fo...
Mar 30, 2021
EU says AstraZeneca under no UK obligation that would prevent EU vaccine supply
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has told the European Union that it has no legal obligations to Britain or other buyers that would prevent the full supply of COVID-19 doses under its contract with th...
Mar 30, 2021
European travel recovery disappointing, industry officials say
PARIS (Reuters) - Domestic air passenger travel and freight flights are rising in Europe but "normal operations are still severely damaged by the pandemic," the head of European air traffic control ag...
Mar 30, 2021
Divided Catalan separatists fail to form regional government
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia's separatist parties on Tuesday failed to agree on forming a coalition government in the northeastern Spanish region, raising the prospect of a snap electi...
Mar 30, 2021
VW confirms it will rebrand its U.S. unit as ‘Voltswagen’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - German automaker Volkswagen AG's U.S. unit confirmed Tuesday it will rename its U.S. operations as "Voltswagen of America" as it shifts its focus to electric vehicles. The revis...
Mar 30, 2021
Egypt’s Sisi says response will be felt if water supply affected by dam
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Tuesday that there would be severe regional consequences if Egypt's water supply was impacted by a giant hydropower dam being built by ...
Mar 30, 2021
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