Mexico’s confirmed coronavirus death toll rises to 218,657
May 7, 2021 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s health ministry on Friday reported 3,043 new confirmed corovnavirus cases and 484 more deaths, bringing the total…
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#COVIDSOS: India Twitter paints desperate picture of COVID-19 crisis
May 7, 2021 By Jitesh Chowdhury, Manas Sharma and Anand Katakam BENGALURU (Reuters) – As a wave of COVID-19 infections has swept through India, overwhelming…
Brazilian firm to produce Russian vaccine without regulatory approval
May 7, 2021 BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian pharmaceutical company that plans to produce Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine will start making it next week…
U.S. ready to lift many sanctions but Iran says it wants more
May 7, 2021 DUBAI (Reuters) -The United States has expressed its readiness to lift many of its sanctions on Iran at the Vienna nuclear talks…
EU calls on U.S. and others to exports their vaccines
May 7, 2021 PORTO, Portugal (Reuters) -The European Commission called on Friday on the United States and other major COVID-19 vaccine producers to export what…
Colombia’s Duque more optimistic than critics after meeting to calm protests
May 7, 2021 By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian President Ivan Duque met with political opponents on Friday and afterward he expressed more optimism…
Britain to reopen foreign holidays to just a handful of countries
May 7, 2021 By Sarah Young and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will allow international travel to resume from May 17 after months of banning…
Key EU countries rebuff Biden on sharing COVID vaccine patents
May 7, 2021 By Jan Strupczewski and John Chalmers BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European countries distanced themselves on Friday from a proposal backed by U.S. President…
Voters flock to PM Johnson’s party as Labour loses bastion
May 7, 2021 By William James and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -Voters in an opposition stronghold turned en masse to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s…