U.S. factory activity near 2-1/2-year high; COVID-19 disrupting supply chains
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. factory activity accelerated to its highest level in nearly 2-1/2 years in December as (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
France cranks up vaccine rollout to deliver shots faster
By Dominique Vidalon and Sudip Kar-Gupta
PARIS (Reuters) -France is stepping up its COVID-19 vaccine rollout by widening further its (More…)
Iran tests drones in military exercise
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran launched exercises featuring a wide array of domestically produced drones on Tuesday, Iranian media reported, days (More…)
Missing people presumed dead after Norway landslide, police chief says
OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian rescue workers gave up hope on Tuesday of finding more survivors from a Dec. 30 landslide (More…)
China doubles down on COVID narrative as WHO investigation looms
By David Stanway
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – As a team from the World Health Organization (WHO) prepares to visit China to (More…)
New York finds first case of more contagious, ‘UK’ strain of coronavirus
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says his state has found its first case of the more contagious, “UK” (More…)
Pediatric use of COVID-19 antibody drugs not advised by experts; disinfectant use can cause asthma flares
By Nancy Lapid
(Reuters) – The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel (More…)
New York, Florida tell hospitals to speed COVID-19 vaccinations or lose supply
By Carl O’Donnell and Jonathan Allen
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The governors of New York and Florida sought to accelerate (More…)
England goes into new COVID-19 lockdown as cases surge
By William Schomberg and Elizabeth Piper
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered England into a (More…)
In deadliest week so far, U.S. loses more than 18,400 lives to COVID-19
(Reuters) – December was the deadliest month of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States with nearly 78,000 deaths, and (More…)
