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Argentina says AZ, Sputnik V single dose cuts mortality up to 80%
By Agustin Geist BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A single dose of Russia's Sputnik V or the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine reduces mortality from COVID-19 by between 70% and 80% in people aged 60-plus...
Jun 25, 2021
South Africa crypto exchange brothers disappear after client cash vanishes, lawyers say
By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Lawyers for investors in a cryptocurrency exchange in South Africa, which told clients in April their accounts had been hacked, say $3.6 billion has disappeared f...
Jun 25, 2021
Biden stands by ‘two-track’ bill process, despite Republican dismay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Democratic Senator Krysten Sinema on the bipartisan infrastructure agreement, the White House said Friday, and reiterated his support for a "t...
Jun 25, 2021
Canada says COVID-19 Delta variant could cause greater than expected surge
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The more contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 could cause a greater than expected resurgence of cases across Canada later this year, public health officials said on Friday. They als...
Jun 25, 2021
Tunisian Prime Minister Hicham Amchichi contracts COVID-19
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's Prime Minister Hichem Mechich has been infected with the coronavirus, the government said on Friday. He will cancel his meetings and continue to work remotely, the governme...
Jun 25, 2021
Biden’s EV charging push boosts established automakers taking on Tesla
By Subrat Patnaik and Chavi Mehta (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's plan to spend billions on charging networks in the U.S. could encourage more Americans to buy electric vehicles, giving General Moto...
Jun 25, 2021
WHO expects to give emergency approval to 1-2 more COVID-19 vaccines in coming months
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has received submissions from at least three vaccine makers for emergency approval for additional COVID-19 vaccines and expects to approve at least one...
Jun 25, 2021
Parts of Wuerzburg sealed off following stabbing reports
BERLIN (Reuters) - Police in the German town of Wuerzburg said they had sealed off parts of the city centre for a "major operation" on Friday afternoon. Local media reported that stabbings had taken p...
Jun 25, 2021
AstraZeneca’s diabetes drug shows benefit in late-stage study in adolescents
AstraZeneca Plc's diabetes drug significantly reduced blood sugar levels in a late-stage study in adolescents aged 10-17 with type 2 diabetes, the UK-based drugmaker said on Friday. Data from the stud...
Jun 25, 2021
WHO’s Tedros says vaccine shortage in poor countries a global failure
GENEVA (Reuters) - The world's inability to provide enough COVID-19 vaccines for poor countries is a global failure that highlights injustice, the head of the World Health Organization said on Friday....
Jun 25, 2021
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