Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Do U.S. firefighter medics get early COVID-19 vaccines? Depends on the state
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - U.S. emergency medical personnel are getting quick access to COVID-19 vaccines in some parts of the United States while fire chiefs in other areas forecast a delay of weeks ...
Dec 30, 2020
Once Netanyahu’s greatest rival, Israel’s Gantz is down, if not out
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Benny Gantz, the former general who came close to ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long dominance of Israeli politics, is finding his star is fading fa...
Dec 30, 2020
Switzerland sticks to ‘lockdown light’ despite virus variants
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government on Wednesday decided against further restrictions to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, even as faster-spreading variants have entered the country. Sw...
Dec 30, 2020
‘Boris the betrayer’ has swindled us over Brexit, England’s fishermen say
By Guy Faulconbridge NEWLYN, England (Reuters) - For England's fishermen, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit trade deal is a betrayal because it allows some European Union boats continued access to...
Dec 30, 2020
Italy rules out making COVID vaccine obligatory – PM
ROME (Reuters) - Italy will not make COVID vaccinations obligatory, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday, adding he was confident there would be a large-scale demand for the shots among Ita...
Dec 30, 2020
Ukraine signs contract for supply of China’s Sinovac vaccine
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's health minister has signed contract to buy 1.8 million doses of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, Ukraine's presidential office said on Wednesday. The office said in a state...
Dec 30, 2020
Swiss canton says person died after COVID-19 shot, unclear if there is a link
ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss person who was among the first in the country to be vaccinated with a COVID-19 shot later died, officials in the canton of Lucerne said on Wednesday, though they did not ind...
Dec 30, 2020
Iran allocates $150,000 for families of each victim of Ukraine plane crash – IRNA
(Reuters) - Iran's cabinet on Wednesday allocated $150,000 for the families of each of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian plane downed in Iranian airspace in January, the official IRNA news agency reporte...
Dec 30, 2020
China fines JD.Com, Alibaba’s Tmall, Vipshop for irregular pricing
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's market regulator said on Wednesday it has fined JD.Com Inc, Alibaba's Tmall and Vipshop 500,000 yuan ($76,656.55) each for irregular pricing. The State Administration of Ma...
Dec 30, 2020
Blast, gunfire at Aden airport after plane carrying new government lands, 5 killed
By Mohammed Mukhashaf ADEN (Reuters) -At least five people were killed and dozens more wounded in an attack on Aden airport, shortly after a plane carrying a newly formed government for Yemen arrived ...
Dec 30, 2020
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