TOKYO / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asia stocks advanced on Tuesday as prospects for a deal by European Union leaders to jointly finance the recovery of their economies and hopes of a coronavirus vaccine lifted appetite. risky. FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks, after an outbreak of coronavirus disease …
Read More »First human trial of the Oxford coronavirus vaccine is promising
LONDON (Reuters) – An experimental vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford against the new coronavirus produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials, data showed on Monday, preserving hope that it could be in use by the end of the year. Called AZD1222, the vaccine has been …
Read More »Free French police man questioned over Nantes cathedral fire
A view of the debris caused by a fire inside the Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Nantes, France, July 18, 2020. REUTERS / Stephane Mahe NANTES, France (Reuters) – French police released a 39-year-old Rwandan refugee from all suspicions on Sunday and released him after questioning the …
Read More »Belarusian presidential candidate sends her children abroad after threats
MINSK (Reuters) – The main opposition presidential candidate in Belarus sent her children abroad to an undisclosed location in the EU after receiving threats that they would be taken from them unless she quits her career, an opposition journalist said . FILE PHOTO: Candidate in the upcoming presidential election Svetlana …
Read More »Data analysis on the downed Ukrainian plane begins Tuesday; Canada skeptical of Iran’s explanation
PARIS / OTTAWA (Reuters) – Investigators examining the black boxes of the Ukrainian plane accidentally shot down by Iran will begin analyzing the recovered voice and flight data on Tuesday, France’s BEA accident investigation office said on Monday. A view of the flight recorder of the Iranian airline PS752 Boeing …
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