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U.S. coronavirus expert Fauci criticises UK over swift approval of Pfizer vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - Anthony Fauci, the U.S. infectious diseases expert, criticised UK regulators on Thursday for the swift approval of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19, a day after that approval was...
Dec 03, 2020
Storms that slammed Central America in 2020 just a preview, climate change experts say
By Sarah Marsh and Sofia Menchu HAVANA/GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Villagers in Guatemala's Mayan hillside hamlet Sanimtaca had been about to harvest their cardamom crops that take three years to grow ...
Dec 03, 2020
Airports reject vaccine requirement as travel debate intensifies
By Allison Lampert and Jamie Freed MONTREAL/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Aviation industry opposition to requiring mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for passengers has intensified as impending drug approvals trigg...
Dec 03, 2020
U.S. to hold Arctic refuge oil lease sale in early January, before Biden takes office
(Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday said it would issue a sale notice for oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge next week, putting it on track to hold an auction shortly befor...
Dec 03, 2020
U.S. meatpacker Smithfield Foods offers to store COVID-19 vaccines in ultra-cold freezers
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. meatpacker Smithfield Foods has offered to help health officials distribute COVID-19 vaccines and store them in ultra-cold freezers that are in high demand to ...
Dec 03, 2020
Victims of Bhopal gas tragedy say pandemic has worsened their plight
BHOPAL, India (Reuters) - Protesters in the central Indian city of Bhopal formed a human chain on Thursday to demand justice for people suffering cancer, blindness, respiratory, immune and neurologica...
Dec 03, 2020
Canada could rule on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine within the next week – health official
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian health authorities could complete their regulatory review of Pfizer Inc's coronavirus vaccine within the next week or 10 days, a senior medical official said on Thursday. A...
Dec 03, 2020
More than 400 lawmakers from 34 countries back ‘Make Amazon Pay’ campaign
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - More than 400 lawmakers from 34 countries have signed a letter to Amazon.com Inc boss Jeff Bezos backing a campaign that claims the tech giant has "dodged and dismiss...
Dec 03, 2020
U.S. Senate leader McConnell sees some movement toward coronavirus aid deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday said there was some positive movement in congressional efforts to reach a compromise on a new coronavirus aid bill but he...
Dec 03, 2020
U.S. teenager charged in Wisconsin protest shootings due in court
(Reuters) - Kyle Rittenhouse, a U.S. teenager accused of fatally shooting two protesters and wounding a third during protests in Wisconsin over the summer, is due in court on Thursday, where his lawye...
Dec 03, 2020
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