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French minister hospitalised with COVID-19, a second is discharged
World
March 24, 2021
French minister hospitalised with COVID-19, a second is discharged
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s culture minister has been hospitalized with COVID-19 but its employment minister has been discharged after receiving…
Reputation of AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine marred by missteps
World
March 23, 2021
Reputation of AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine marred by missteps
LONDON (AP) — AstraZeneca’s release Monday of encouraging data about its coronavirus vaccine from its U.S. trial raised hopes that…
A rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired in some US states
World
March 22, 2021
A rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired in some US states
Despite the clamor to speed up the US vaccination drive against COVID-19 and get the country back to normal, the…
Supreme leader ushers in Iranian new year with message of hope
Middle East
March 20, 2021
Supreme leader ushers in Iranian new year with message of hope
(Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei named the Iranian new year that of “production, support and removal of…
Fallout from riot, virus leaves toxic mood on Capitol Hill
World
March 20, 2021
Fallout from riot, virus leaves toxic mood on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The mood is so bad at the U.S. Capitol that a Democratic congressman recently let an elevator…
The Latest: WHO official calls blood clots ‘very rare’
World
March 17, 2021
The Latest: WHO official calls blood clots ‘very rare’
GENEVA — A top World Health Organization expert on vaccines says people should feel reassured that even if health authorities…
Multilingual team helps Berlin immigrants fight coronavirus
World
March 17, 2021
Multilingual team helps Berlin immigrants fight coronavirus
BERLIN (AP) — Three times a week, Aliye Tuerkyilmaz hits the markets and busy shopping streets of Neukoelln to hand…
India’s coronavirus infections rise by highest in three months
World
March 17, 2021
India’s coronavirus infections rise by highest in three months
BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s daily coronavirus infections jumped by 28,903 on Wednesday, data from the health ministry showed, for the…
Health experts pore over AstraZeneca safety data as Europe reels from vaccine suspensions
Health & Fitness
March 16, 2021
Health experts pore over AstraZeneca safety data as Europe reels from vaccine suspensions
BERLIN (Reuters) – Global health experts came under increasing pressure on Tuesday to clear up questions over the safety of…
Sweden is latest country to stop using AstraZeneca vaccine
World
March 16, 2021
Sweden is latest country to stop using AstraZeneca vaccine
BERLIN (AP) — Sweden on Tuesday became the latest country to pause use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as European regulators…