Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. offical says people at risk for severe allergic reactions not expected to take COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - A top U.S. official said on Wednesday that Americans with known severe allergic reactions may not be candidates for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, after the United Kingdom said two people with...
Dec 09, 2020
EU drug regulator to use UK data on adverse effects in assessment of Pfizer vaccine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union drug regulator will use data from Britain and other countries outside the EU on the safety of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine before deciding whether to appr...
Dec 09, 2020
Analysis-Texas tries to overturn the U.S. election result. Can it succeed?
By Jan Wolfe and Makini Brice (Reuters) - An extraordinary attempt by the state of Texas to have President Donald Trump's election loss upended by the U.S. Supreme Court is almost certain to fail, acc...
Dec 09, 2020
Number of new French coronavirus cases rises again
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of new coronavirus infections over 24 hours in France rose again to 14,595 on Wednesday, from 13,713 on Tuesday, and 14,064 last Wednesday, further crushing government hop...
Dec 09, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 285,351 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 15,040,175 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 217,046 from its previous count, and said that the n...
Dec 09, 2020
Hackers access BioNTech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data in cyberattack on EU regulator
By Jack Stubbs LONDON (Reuters) - German biotech firm BioNTech said on Wednesday that regulation documents related to the COVID-19 vaccine it is developing with Pfizer were "unlawfully accessed" after...
Dec 09, 2020
Analysis: Mitch McConnell stands in the way of Biden’s economic recovery plans
By David Lawder and Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden has promised to revive a coronavirus-ravaged economy, repair creaky American infrastructure and put millions back t...
Dec 09, 2020
Venezuela’s Capriles calls on opposition to shut interim government -report
CARACAS (Reuters) - Two-time Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles called for end to an interim government created in 2019 by congress chief Juan Guaido with U.S. backing, acc...
Dec 09, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court weighs shareholder suit over Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday questioned a bid by shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to pursue legal claims arising from the government's r...
Dec 09, 2020
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma offers ‘Songs of Comfort and Hope’ in duo album
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Stott have teamed up for the third time in "Songs of Comfort and Hope," dedicated to all the people who are going through tou...
Dec 09, 2020
