COVID-19 wreaks havoc on U.S. economy; 2020 performance worst in 74 years
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy contracted at its deepest pace since World War Two in 2020 (More…)
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Officials in Japan warn of potential earthquake, that could be worse than Fukushima, is overdue
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The Japanese government warns of an 80% chance of a magnitude 9 Nankai Trough earthquake in 30 years, (More...)Health & Science
South Carolina reports two South African variant COVID-19 cases, first in U.S.
By Julie Steenhuysen
(Reuters) – State health officials in South Carolina on Thursday said they found two cases of COVID-19 (More…)
Chicago school district cancels some in-person classes as labor dispute flares
By Brendan O’Brien
CHICAGO (Reuters) – In-person classes in Chicago for pre-kindergarten and special education students were canceled again on (More…)
German minister sees COVID-19 vaccine shortage well into April
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany faces a shortage of coronavirus shots well into April, its health minister said on Thursday, and (More…)
Portugal extends lockdown as COVID-19 brings health service to its knees
By Sergio Goncalves and Catarina Demony
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s parliament extended a nationwide lockdown on Tuesday until mid-February, as (More…)
Amsterdam zoo Artis gives up lions amid coronavirus cash crunch
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Amsterdam’s zoo Artis, one of the oldest animal parks in Europe, said on Thursday it will stop (More…)
More than half of world’s airline pilots no longer flying: survey
(Reuters) – More than half of the world’s airline pilots are no longer flying for a living amid the plunge (More…)
EU warns it could block vaccine exports, wields legal threat at drugmakers
By John Chalmers and Philip Blenkinsop
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe’s fight to secure COVID-19 vaccine supplies intensified on Thursday when (More…)
Racing the virus: Why tweaking the vaccines won’t be simple
By Julie Steenhuysen and Michael Erman
CHICAGO (Reuters) – After developing and rolling out COVID-19 vaccines at record speed, drugmakers (More…)
WHO team in Wuhan probing COVID-19 origins moves out of quarantine
By Gabriel Crossley
WUHAN, China (Reuters) – A World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic left (More…)
