Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Greece extends nationwide coronavirus lockdown by a week
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will extend its nationwide lockdown by a week until Dec. 7 as COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the country, a government spokesman said on Thursday. An increase in inf...
Nov 26, 2020
Germany’s hotspot district to launch COVID-19 mass tests for children
BERLIN (Reuters) - The state premier of Thuringia on Thursday announced a first mass test for children in the district of Hildburghausen, Germany's coronavirus hotspot, to find out to what extent they...
Nov 26, 2020
EU drugs watchdog expects first application for COVID-19 vaccine in days
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's drugs watchdog said on Thursday it expects to receive the first application for conditional marketing approval for a COVID-19 vaccine "in the coming days", the latest ste...
Nov 26, 2020
London to be placed in second highest COVID risk category – official website
By William James LONDON (Reuters) - London will be placed into the second highest risk category when a national lockdown ends on Dec. 2, according to a government website which allows residents to che...
Nov 26, 2020
Maserati to electrify entire line-up in next 5 years – CEO
MILAN (Reuters) - All vehicles of Fiat Chrysler's premium brand Maserati will be electrified, either hybrid or full-electric, in the next five years, the unit's chief executive said on Thursday. Maser...
Nov 26, 2020
Pakistan shuts schools to curb new coronavirus infections
By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan shut its schools and postponed exams on Thursday to try to curb new coronavirus infections and a rise in the number of people in hospital with COVID-19. S...
Nov 26, 2020
COVID-19 cases fell 9% in latest week in England – tracing system
LONDON (Reuters) - Positive COVID-19 cases in England fell 9% in the latest week in England, the country's test and tracing system said on Thursday, as contacts of the cases successfully traced still ...
Nov 26, 2020
French health minister confirms vaccination could start by end of year
PARIS (Reuters) - French Health Minister Oliver Veran confirmed on Thursday France could start rolling out COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the year, stressing the need for authorities to be transparen...
Nov 26, 2020
Belarusian medallist, facing crackdown at home, clings to Olympic comeback dream
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) - Decathlete Andrei Krauchanka knows that reaching the Olympics is seldom an adversity-free path, but the political crisis in his native Belarus has made h...
Nov 26, 2020
Putin opens COVID-19 drug plant as Russia reports daily record for cases, deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday inaugurated a pharmaceutical plant in Siberia that will manufacture drugs to treat COVID-19 as the country reported record high numbers ...
Nov 26, 2020
